. Rajesh Kumar Verma; . Sanjay Kannaujia; . Neha Khurana; . Amit Singh; . Dharmendra P Singh; . Alok Kumar
Volume 10, Issue 12 , December 2020, , Pages 1-4
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus (CoV) has resulted in a global pandemic despite drasticmeasures to avoid contagious spread. On April 3, 2020, there were around 1 million reported ...
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BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus (CoV) has resulted in a global pandemic despite drasticmeasures to avoid contagious spread. On April 3, 2020, there were around 1 million reported casesand 51,515 deaths due to CoV disease 2019. The disease presents with flu‑like symptoms such asfever, dry cough, and fatigue. India being a resource‑limited country, it is very important to differentiatethe suspected cases clinically.AIM: The aim was to know the correlation of various clinical features of severe acute respiratorysyndrome CoV 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)‑infected cases in selected districts of UP.SETTING AND DESIGN: This was a retrospective cross‑sectional hospital‑based study.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective cross‑sectional study performed on 1243suspected cases of SARS‑CoV‑2 infection from March 25, 2020 to April 17, 2020 in the departmentof microbiology of our institute to know the incidence of SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in selected districtsof Uttar Pradesh. These cases were analyzed to see the association of various clinical symptomswith SARS‑CoV‑2 infection. For statistical analysis, Pearson’s Chi‑square test was performed usingSPSS version 23.RESULTS: Out of total suspected cases, 4.5% were positive. Travel history was present in 80.4%of positive cases. About 83.9% had fever, 28.6% had shortness of breath, 35.7% had dry cough,17.9% had either Type I or II diabetes mellitus, 12.5% had chronic kidney disease, and 7.1% hadobstructive pulmonary diseases.CONCLUSION: Negative clinical history is very important in ruling out the suspected cases whocame out to be free from the infection.
