Association between thrombocytopenia and the severity of Covid-19 infection among hospitalized Egyptian patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19, which is caused by the corona virus 2 that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, causes a respiratory and systemic illness that in 10-15% of patients escalates to a severe form of pneumonia. Thrombocytopenia is frequent in patients with COVID-19. We aimed to evaluate the association between thrombocytopenia and the severity of COVID-19 infection in hospitalized patients.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was done on 800 Egyptian patients with confirmed covid-19 infection. They were divided into Group I (Mild): 200 symptomatic patients meeting the case definition for COVID-19 without radiological evidence of pneumonia or hypoxia. Group II (Moderate): 200 patients with clinical signs of non-severe pneumonia and radiological evidence of pneumonia. Group I

SUBMITTER: El-Khaiat MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188120 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature