Characteristics and Outcome of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt

Characteristics and Outcome of COVID-19 Among Egyptian Patients

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) a public health emergency of international concern. Egypt is one of the countries that has been infected by Covid-19. The characteristics of clinical presentation, laboratory and radiological data are not yet studied. Outcomes of covid-19 in Egypt also have not been described yet.

Patients admitted to Assiut University hospital, Al Rajhi liver hospital and other covid-19 Quarantine hospitals will be included. The characteristics of patients will be described such as demographic data; age, sex,history of contact to COVID-19 patients or traveling abroad and their clinical manifestation such as fever,cough,shortness of breath, sore throat, diarrhea. Laboratory data will also be included such as blood picture,D-Dimer, serum ferritin, creatinine, liver enzymes, oxygen saturation and covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Radiological data will be described as regarding chest X-ray and/or computed tomography.

Patients will be followed until complications, improvement, transfer to another hospital or death and their outcome will be described.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with diagnosis of Covid-19 .

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients refuse to participate in the study