Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Douala, Cameroon

the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a disease that originated from Wuhan in December 2019. It rapidly spread across the globe causing high mortality especially among the elderly. Africa though not spared has limited studies regarding its effects on its population. We therefore sought to describe t...

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Published in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 38; no. 246; p. 246
Main Authors:	Mekolo, David, Bokalli, Francois Adrien, Chi, Fru McWright, Fonkou, Steve Beukou, Takere, Mbachan Maseoli, Ekukole, Conrald Metuge, Balomoth, Jean Moise Bikoy, Nsagha, Dickson Shey, Essomba, Noel Emmanuel, Njock, Louis Richard, Ngowe, Marcellin Ngowe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2021 The African Field Epidemiology Network The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:	Adult Aged Asymptomatic cameroon Cameroon - epidemiology clinical characteristics Confidence intervals Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - drug therapy COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - mortality COVID-19 - therapy Dyspnea Epidemiology Family physicians Female Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Illnesses Infections Intensive care Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data Laboratories Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Middle East respiratory syndrome Mortality outcomes Pandemics Patients Pneumonia Population Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiratory diseases Respiratory distress syndrome Retrospective Studies Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sepsis Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Young Adult Cameroon Douala Cameroon COVID-19 epidemiology Cameroon outcomes clinical characteristics
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