COVID-19 or not COVID-19? Compared characteristics of patients hospitalized for suspected COVID-19

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TitreCOVID-19 or not COVID-19? Compared characteristics of patients hospitalized for suspected COVID-19
Type de publicationJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuteursRogier T, Eberl I, Moretto F, Sixt T, Catherine F-X, Esteve C, Abdallahoui M, Behague L, Coussement A, Mathey L, Mahy S, Buisson M, Salmon-Rousseau A, Duong M, Chavanet P, Bernard Q, Nicolas B, Benguella L, Bonnotte B, Blot M, Piroth L
JournalEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume40
Pagination2023-2028
Date PublishedSEP
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN0934-9723
Mots-clésCOVID-19, differential diagnosis, SARS-CoV2, Tobacco
Résumé

During an epidemic period, we compared patients hospitalized for initial suspicion of COVID-19 but for whom an alternative diagnosis was finally retained (n = 152) with those who had COVID-19 (n = 222). Most common diagnoses were another infectious disease and heart failure. COVID-19-negative patients were more often active smokers had less often cough, fever, and digestive symptoms, as compared to the 222 COVID-19-positive patients. They had higher median neutrophil and lymphocyte counts and lower CRP level. In multivariate analysis, no current smoking, neurocognitive disorder, myalgia, and fibrinogen >= 4g/L were independently associated with a final diagnosis of COVID-19.
DOI10.1007/s10096-021-04216-3