Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Babylon University, Babylon, Iraq.
Department of Microbiology, Al-Qasim Green University, Babylon, Iraq.
Arch Razi Inst. 2022 Feb 28;77(1):111-115. doi: 10.22092/ARI.2021.356550.1869. eCollection 2022 Feb.
A respiratory illness outbreak caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) began in China and spread to other nations. Typically, the real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction of nasopharyngeal swabs has been utilized to confirm the clinical diagnosis. However, it is uncertain if the virus is found in specimens from other places, and therefore, possibly transmitted in methods other than respiratory droplets. Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were identified based on symptoms, and SARS-CoV-2 detection confirmed the diagnosis. Pharyngeal swabs were obtained from August to September 2020. Individuals with obtained samples based on clinical indications from hospitals in Marjan City and a public health laboratory in Babylon Province, Iraq, were included in this retrospective study. The findings of the clinical symptoms and their intensity were provided in the chart, which revealed that all indications were equal in both male and female patients, with no obvious differences, especially given that all patients' ages ranged from 30 to 70 years. High temperature, sore throat, and shortness of breath were shown to be the most common symptoms, in comparison to other symptoms in the chart.
一种由严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2）引起的呼吸道疾病疫情在中国爆发，并蔓延至其他国家。通常，利用鼻咽拭子的实时逆转录聚合酶链反应来确认临床诊断。然而，尚不确定病毒是否存在于其他部位的标本中，因此，病毒可能通过呼吸飞沫以外的途径传播。根据症状确定患有 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的患者，通过检测 SARS-CoV-2 来确诊。2020 年 8 月至 9 月采集咽拭子。本回顾性研究纳入了伊拉克马兰州和巴比伦省一家公立医院根据临床指征采集样本的个体。图表中提供了临床症状及其严重程度的发现，结果表明男女患者的所有指征均相等，无明显差异，尤其是所有患者的年龄均在 30 至 70 岁之间。与图表中的其他症状相比，高热、咽痛和呼吸急促是最常见的症状。
