Epidemiological profile of patients with COVID-19 in shelters in Ciudad del Este during the start of the Paraguayan pandemic

  • Otazú F
  • Pallarolas C
  • Vigo E
  • et al.
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Introduction: One of the main components of the initial strategy of the health authorities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic was the provision of quarantine sites where migrant compatriots would receive clinical and virological monitoring before entering the country. Objetivo: Describir el perfil epidemiológico y clínico de pacientes con COVID-19 de albergues de Ciudad del Este durante el periodo inicial de la pandemia en Paraguay. Objective: Describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with COVID-19 from shelters in Ciudad del Este during the initial period of the pandemic in Paraguay. Metodología: Estudio transversal, en pacientes de nueve albergues de aislamiento por COVID-19. Se incluyeron datos demográficos, y clínicos consignados en fichas de individuos con diagnóstico confirmado. Resultados: La muestra consistió en 300 individuos (264 adultos) con una edad promedio de 24,6±8 años. Se consignan las ciudades de procedencia y los destinos según referencia de domicilio. Se detallan también las características clínicas (61,3 formas leves y 38,7% asintomáticos). Se analizaron las diferencias según género y grupos etarios. Conclusión: Este trabajo analiza lo que podría considerarse el primer contingente de individuos con COVID-19 que ha ingresado al Paraguay. El trazado demográfico y las características clínicas no pintan formas severas debido a la escasa comorbilidad encontrada en la muestra. Palabras clave: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; COVID19 leve, Asintomáticos: Epidemiología; Paraguay Methodology: Cross-sectional study, in patients from nine isolation shelters due to COVID-19. Demographic and clinical data from individuals with confirmed diagnosis Results: The sample consisted of 300 individuals (264 adults) with an average age of 24.6 ± 8 years. The cities of origin and destinations are entered according to the address reference. The clinical characteristics are also detailed (61.3 mild forms and 38.7% asymptomatic). Differences according to gender and age groups were analyzed. Conclusion: This work analyzes what could be considered the first contingent of individuals with COVID-19 to have entered Paraguay. The demographic trace and the clinical characteristics do not depict severe forms due to the scarce comorbidity found in the sample.

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Otazú, F., Pallarolas, C., Vigo, E., Velazquez, S., González, E., Villalba, F., … Ríos González, C. (2021). Epidemiological profile of patients with COVID-19 in shelters in Ciudad del Este during the start of the Paraguayan pandemic. Revista de Salud Publica Del Paraguay, 11(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.18004/rspp.2021.junio.33

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