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Title:
Epidemiological Characteristics of Novel Covid-19 Waves among Patients Registered in Benha University Hospital, 2020-2021
Authors: Sabry A. Salem, Raniyah H. Afify, Eman M. Araby, Mai Abdullah EL-mahdy, Neama G. Hussein
Year: 2022
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Abstract:

Background: COVID-19 is a global pandemic spread all over the world with 315, 345, 967confirmed cases and causing over 5,510,174 deaths till the mid of Jan 2022. Objective: This is to assess differences between the first and second waves and to determine risk factors of susceptibility and severity of COVID-19 infection. Methods: a retrospective study was conducted on 206 patients with COVID-19, confirmed with RT-PCR in Benha University Hospital. Medical records were reviewed for socio-demographic characters, co-morbidities, and investigations while data about preventive measures and healthy behavior, complications, recurrence, and vaccination status were completed by contacting patients by telephone. Results: Patients not committed to regular hand washing had 2.72 times risk higher than those who committed to regular hand washing to be isolated in hospital (OR=2.72 CI; 1.44-5.13; p

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