Open AccessPredictors of Illness Severity in COVID-19 Cases in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Reem Al Dossary,
Amani Alnimr,
Reem Aljindan,
Khaled R. Alkharsah,
Ahmed K. Alqurayn,
Obeid Eltreifi,
Feras A. Alkuwaiti,
Abdullah B. Almashouf,
Ahmed Alsahlawi,
Amal Alshammari,
Dhoha Hudhaiah,
Mohammed Alshahrani,
Huda Bukhari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s333300
Subject(s) - medicine , myalgia , epidemiology , sore throat , dyslipidemia , case fatality rate , diabetes mellitus , vomiting , observational study , severity of illness , covid-19 , pediatrics , disease , demography , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , endocrinology
Multiple studies worldwide have reported the clinical and epidemiological features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with limited reports from the Middle East. This study describes the clinical and epidemiological features of COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and identified factors associated with the severity of illness.