2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.048
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Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in the First and Second Waves in Saudi Arabia

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“…In a bivariate analysis, the following parameters were significantly associated with admission to the hospital: hypertension, fever, sore throat and headache. A previous study from Saudi Arabia showed that cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus were present in the first and second wave and the commonest symptoms were cough, fever and shortness of breath [3] .…”
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“…In a bivariate analysis, the following parameters were significantly associated with admission to the hospital: hypertension, fever, sore throat and headache. A previous study from Saudi Arabia showed that cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus were present in the first and second wave and the commonest symptoms were cough, fever and shortness of breath [3] .…”
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“…The most common underlying comorbidities in the third wave were diabetes mellitus and hypertension. In one study comparing the 2 waves in KSA, the most underlying comorbidities in hospitalized were Diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease and heart failure [3] . The most important feature to the Omicron wave was the significantly lower hospitalization rate compared to prior waves.…”
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“…There are many studies showing the risk of increased disease severity such as: age, body mass index (BMI), underlying medical diseases, clinical signs and symptoms, and laboratory data [ 5 , 6 ]. In addition to comparisons between different pandemic waves in the country [ 7 ], there is an interest to investigate the association of initial and subsequent SARS-CoV-2 viral quantity as extrapolated from viral cycle threshold (Ct) values with clinical signs and symptoms as well as the need for hospital admission and possible death or recovery. A previous study showed no difference in the viral load kinetics among patients with different severity of COVID-19 [ 8 ].…”
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