An Analytical Study of the Early COVID-19 Cases in Jordan

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Journal of Communicable Diseases Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI:10.24321/0019.5138.202252

Ashraf I Khasawneh

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Background: The daily cases and fatalities in the COVID-19 pandemic are still on the rise. This study aimed to examine the epidemiological trends of the COVID-19 patients at an early stage in the pandemic. Methods: This study included all COVID-19 positive patients who were admitted to the Prince Hamza Hospital between the 2nd and 31st of March 2020. The demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of the COVID-19 positive patients were reviewed and analysed.Results: Of the 132 patients admitted during the period of study, 81 were males, with a mean age of 38.9 years (SD ± 19 yrs). Of those, 55 (41.7%) had comorbidities, 9% required oxygen supplementation, and 3 (2.2%) died. The most common clinical manifestations on admission were fever (36.4%), dry cough (17.4%), shortness of breath (12.9%), and anosmia (10.6%). CRP was elevated in 45.4%, and ESR was also high in 22.7% of patients with CRP elevation and was statistically significant in symptomatic patients (p = 0.004). Likewise, D-dimer was markedly elevated in 42.1% of the symptomatic patients (p = 0.025). Chest CT scans in symptomatic patients showed statistically significant bilateral lung infection (17.2%) as compared to non-symptomatic patients (p = 0.049). Conclusion: The COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan at the beginning of the pandemic had presented clinically significant symptoms associated with higher values of CRP and CT chest findings.

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约旦新冠肺炎早期病例分析研究

背景：新冠肺炎疫情的每日病例和死亡人数仍在上升。本研究旨在研究新冠肺炎患者在大流行早期的流行病学趋势。方法：本研究包括2020年3月2日至31日期间入住哈姆扎王子医院的所有新冠肺炎阳性患者。对新冠肺炎阳性患者的人口统计学、临床和实验室数据进行了回顾和分析。结果：在研究期间入院的132名患者中，81人为男性，平均年龄38.9岁（SD±19岁）。其中，55人（41.7%）有合并症，9%需要补充氧气，3人（2.2%）死亡。入院时最常见的临床表现是发烧（36.4%）、干咳（17.4%）、呼吸急促（12.9%）和嗅觉缺失（10.6%）。在CRP升高的患者中，45.4%的患者CRP升高，22.7%的患者ESR也很高，在有症状的患者中具有统计学意义（p=0.004）。同样，42.1%的有症状患者D-二聚体显著升高（p=0.025）。与无症状患者（p=0.049）相比，有症状患者的胸部CT扫描显示双侧肺部感染具有统计学意义（17.2%）CT胸部表现。

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Journal of Communicable Diseases Medicine-Infectious Diseases

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期刊介绍： Journal of Communicable Diseases (E-ISSN: 0019-5138 & P-ISSN: 2394-7047) is published by ADR Publications and is the official publication of Indian Society of Malaria and Other Communicable Diseases. Journal of Communicable Diseases covers scientific researches in the field of communicable diseases. Accept articles with scientific excellence in the form of (1) Original articles in basic and field research (2) Critical reviews, (3) surveys, (4) Case studies, (5) opinions/Correspondence/letters to editor, etc. The first issue of the publication entitled “Bulletin of the National Society of India for Malaria and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases” the precursor of “Journal of Communicable Disease” (J Commun Dis) was brought out in 1953. The objects and purposes of J Commun Dis are: • to advance knowledge regarding the cause, prevalence, epidemiology, treatment, prevention and control of malaria and other-mosquito-borne diseases and other communicable diseases, • to stimulate scientific and practical interest among individuals and organizations in the prompt and effective application of treatment and control methods, • to integrate scientific and field activities and co-ordinate various scientific investigations, • to disseminate such knowledge both to scientists and to the general public.