Characteristics and Outcome of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) a public health emergency of international concern. Egypt is one of the countries that has been infected by Covid-19. The characteristics of clinical presentation, laboratory and radiological data are not yet studied. Outcomes of covid-19 in Egypt also have not been described yet.

Detailed Description
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Patients admitted to Assiut University hospital, Al Rajhi liver hospital and other covid-19 Quarantine hospitals will be included. The characteristics of patients will be described such as demographic data; age, sex,history of contact to COVID-19 patients or traveling abroad and their clinical manifestation such as fever,cough,shortness of breath, sore throat, diarrhea. Laboratory data will also be included such as blood picture,D-Dimer, serum ferritin, creatinine, liver enzymes, oxygen saturation and covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Radiological data will be described as regarding chest X-ray and/or computed tomography. Patients will be followed until complications, improvement, transfer to another hospital or death and their outcome will be described.

Official Title
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Characteristics and Outcome of COVID-19 Among Egyptian Patients

Conditions
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Characteristics Diseases, Outcome, Fatal

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Follow up


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients with diagnosis of Covid-19 . Exclusion Criteria: Patients refuse to participate in the study
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients with Covid-19<br>Patients with clinical presentation and confirmed as Covid-19 according to the definition of Egyptian Ministry of Health | Other: Follow up<br>* Follow up to assess the outcome until complications, improvement, death or being transferred to another quarantine hospital.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Demographics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the cohort group | Sheet recording age, sex, co-morbidity,history of contact | 2 months | 
| Clinical manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Sheet recording symptoms and signs | 2 month | 
| Laboratory data of included Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cohort | blood picture,D-Dimer, creatinine, liver enzymes | 2 months | 
| Radiological features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cohort | Chest x-ray and/or Computed tomography | 2 month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in the cohort group | Data recording of the outcomes of treatment | 1 week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Covid-19, characteristics, Outcome, Egypt