Characteristics and outcomes of admitted patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Uganda.
Bruce J KirengaWinters MuttambaAlex KayongoChristopher NserekoTrishul SiddharthanJohn LusibaLevicatus MugenyiRosemary K ByanyimaWilliam WorodriaFred NakwagalaRebecca NantandaIvan KimuliWinceslaus KatagiraBernard Sentalo BagayaEmmanuel NasingheHellen Aanyu-TukamuhebwaBeatrice AmugeRogers SekibiraEsther BuregyeyaNoah KiwanukaMoses MuwangaSamuel KalungiMoses Lutaakome JolobaDavid Patrick KateeteBaterana ByarugabaMoses R KamyaHenry MwebesaWilliam BazeyoPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2020)
Most of the patients with COVID-19 presented with mild disease and exhibited a clinical trajectory not similar to other countries. Outcomes did not differ by HCQ treatment status in line with other concluded studies on the benefit of using HCQ in the treatment of COVID-19.