Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Severity, Clinical Outcomes, and Mortality of COVID-19 Infection in Gabon.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in central China, sub-Saharan African countries, with the exception of South Africa, have been relatively spared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, few descriptive studies from this region are available.

Objective

To describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 infection in Gabon, from March to June 2020.

Design, setting, and participants

A single-center, cross-sectional study of 837 patients with COVID-19 was conducted from March to June 2020 in the Armed Forces Hospital in Libreville, Gabon.

Main outcomes and measures

Demographic and clinical characteristics and imaging findings of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Results

Of the 837 patients enrolled, 572 (68.3%) we

SUBMITTER: Iroungou BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8441589 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature