Clinical features and severity | Confirmed COVID-19 n = 10 | Negative COVID-19 n = 22 | p-value# |
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Number of days with symptoms before enrolment | |||
< 7 | 7 (70.0%) | 14 (63.6%) | 1.00 |
≥ 7 | 3(30.0%) | 8 (36.4%) | |
Symptoms (Prevalence ≥ 20%) | |||
Cough | 6 (60%) | 13 (63.6%) | 1.00 |
Fever | 4(40%) | 10 (45.5%) | 1.00 |
Dyspnoea | 7 (70%) | 7 (31.8%) | 0.06 |
Chest pain | 2 (20%) | 2 (9.1%) | 0.57 |
Nasal congestion | 3 (30%) | 5 (22.7%) | 1.00 |
Fatigue | 2 (20%) | 2 (9.1%) | 0.57 |
Headache | 2 (20%) | 5 (22.7%) | 1.00 |
Sore throat | 3 (30%) | 2 (9.1%) | 0.29 |
Hyposmia /anosmia | 5 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 0.00 |
Ageusia | 3 (30%) | 0 (0%) | 0.02 |
Initial management | |||
Discharge from ER | 4 (40.0%) | 1 (4.5%) | 0.087 |
Ward admission or Labour ward | 5 (50.0%) | 17 (77.3%) | |
ICU admission | 1 (10.0%) | 4 (18.2%) | |
SARS | 1 (10.5%) | 3 (14.3%) | 1.00 |
ICU admission at any time | 1 (10.0%) | 7 (31.8%) | 0.38 |