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Jin (2020)
Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms
32213556
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32213556

Results
Symptoms
Sputum production (Present vs. Not present)
COVID-19 (severe/critical)
Odds ratio: 11.400 (1.890-68.730) Adjusted model

Study characteristics

China

Retrospective observational study

Medical records

74

N=74 confirmed COVID-19 cases with GI symptom

Among enrolled 651 patients, 74 (11.4%) presented with at least one GI symptom (nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea), average age of 46.14 years, 4-day incubation period and 10.8% had pre-existing liver disease. Patients in the Zhejiang province from 17 January 2020 to 8 February 2020 s in the Zhejiang province to determine epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics.

Total

0


Results

COVID-19 (severe/critical)

17

The severe type was diagnosed according to dyspnoea (respiratory rate (RR) >=30 times/min), resting finger oxygen saturation <=93%, artery PaO2/FiO2<=300mm Hg (1 mm Hg=0.133kPa). The critical type is defined as respiratory failure with shock and multiorgan failure requiring mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The definition of liver damage was alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >50U/L or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >40U/L.

Symptoms

Sputum production

none

Not present

Present

Odds ratio

11.400 (1.890-68.730)

No

Yes

Yes

Sputum production, of patients from infected areas, increased LDH, increased glucose levels


Other information

none

Good

Yes

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