Prevalence of Co-Morbidity Diseases in Suspected Corona Virus Disease-19 Patients
Abstract: Introduction: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a lifethreatening respiratory disease in those patients having underlying medical condition and has worse prognosis irrespective of the age of patient. Subjects and Methods: A prospective study conducted at dedicated COVID-19 hospital, Bengaluru. Detailed history of underlying medical conditions, Clinical examination and nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab collection were done for all the patients visiting Victoria. Hospital with a history of suspicion of COVID-19. The collected swab was tested for SARS-CoV-2as per ICMR approved protocol. (7) Results: Among 13634 patients attending the fever clinic of pulmonary medicine department in Victoria hospital attached to Bangalore Medical College Research Institute 839 patients were excluded as they did not fit the inclusion criteria. Half of (6637) the patients were asymptomatic at the time of presentation. Twenty five percent (3199) of the suspected COVID-19 and fifty percent (765) of confirmed COVID-19 patients had at least one comorbid condition. The most common underlying medical condition of both confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients was Hypertension (32.06%>17.64%) followed by diabetic mellitus (22.4%>14.81%), cardio-vascular diseases (10.81%
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Co-Morbidity diseases
How to Cite?: Dr. Shashi Bhushan B. L., Dr. Nagaraja C. L., Dr. Arun B. J., Dr. Deepa A. S., Dr. Nivedha .S, "Prevalence of Co-Morbidity Diseases in Suspected Corona Virus Disease-19 Patients", Volume 10 Issue 7, July 2021, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1133-1136, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR21719172715, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR21719172715