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StopCOVID cohort: an observational study of 3,480 patients admitted to the Sechenov University hospital network in Moscow city for suspected COVID-19 infection

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Background

The epidemiology, clinical course, and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Russian population are unknown. Information on the differences between laboratory-confirmed and clinically diagnosed COVID-19 in real-life settings is lacking.

Methods

We extracted data from the medical records of adult patients who were consecutively admitted for suspected COVID-19 infection in Moscow between 8 April and 28 May 2020.

Results

Of the 4261 patients hospitalized for suspected COVID-19, outcomes were available for 3480 patients (median age, 56 years; interquartile range, 45–66). The most common comorbidities were hypertension, obesity, chronic cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Half of the patients (n = 1728) had a positive reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), while 1748 had a negative RT-PCR but had clinical symptoms and characteristic computed tomography signs suggestive of COVID-19. No significant differences in frequency of symptoms, laboratory test results, and risk factors for in-hospital mortality were found between those exclusively clinically diagnosed or with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RT-PCR. In a multivariable logistic regression model the following were associated with in-hospital mortality: older age (per 1-year increase; odds ratio, 1.05; 95% confidence interval, 1.03–1.06), male sex (1.71; 1.24–2.37), chronic kidney disease (2.99; 1.89–4.64), diabetes (2.1; 1.46–2.99), chronic cardiovascular disease (1.78; 1.24–2.57), and dementia (2.73; 1.34–5.47).

Conclusions

Age, male sex, and chronic comorbidities were risk factors for in-hospital mortality. The combination of clinical features was sufficient to diagnose COVID-19 infection, indicating that laboratory testing is not critical in real-life clinical practice.
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10.1093/cid/ciaa1535

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases More from this journal
Volume:
73
Issue:
1
Pages:
1–11
Publication date:
2020-10-09
Acceptance date:
2020-10-02
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EISSN:
1537-6591
ISSN:
1058-4838
Pmid:
33035307


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English
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1137901
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pubs:1137901
Deposit date:
2020-12-16

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