Clinical profile and factors associated with COVID-19 in Yaounde, Cameroon: A prospective cohort study.

Nicole Fouda MbargaEmilienne EpeeMarcel MbargaPatrick OuambaHerwin NandaAristide NkengniJoseph GuekemeJustin EyongSylvie TossoukpeSauvia Noumedem SossoEngelbert Ngono NgonoLazare Mbala NtsamaLandry BonyomoPatrick TchatchouaNoel VogueSteve MetombFranck AleMoussa OusmanDorian JobCharlotte MoussiModeste TamakloeJessica E HabererSylvester Ndeso AtangaGregory Halle-EkaneYap Boum

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Most COVID-19 cases in this study were benign with low fatality. Age (40-70), male gender, HIV infection, lung disease, dyspnoea and fatigue are associated with severe COVID-19. Such findings may guide public health decision-making.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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public health
decision making
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
physical activity
drug induced