Diarrhea Is Associated With Prolonged Symptoms and Viral Carriage in Corona Virus Disease 2019
Diarrhea Is Associated With Prolonged Symptoms and Viral Carriage in Corona Virus Disease 2019
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腹泻与 2019 年冠状病毒病的长期症状和病毒携带有关
DOI:
10.1016/j.cgh.2020.04.030
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发表时间:
2020-07-01
影响因子:
12.6
通讯作者:
Zhou, Qiong
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作者:
Wei, Xiao-Shan;Wang, Xu;Zhou, Qiong
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We compared clinical, laboratory, radiological, and outcome features of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) with pneumonia, with vs without diarrhea.METHODS: We performed a retrospective, single-center analysis of 84 patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan Union Hospital, China, from January 19 through February 7, 2020. Cases were confirmed by real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR of nasal and pharyngeal swab specimens for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Blood samples were analyzed for white blood cell count, lymphocyte count, alanine aminotransferase, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and in some cases, immunoglobulins, complement, lymphocyte subsets, and cytokines. Virus RNA was detected in stool samples by real-time PCR.RESULTS: Of the 84 patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, 26 (31%) had diarrhea. The duration of fever and dyspnea in patients with diarrhea was significantly longer than those without diarrhea (all P