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Clinical Presentation Of Covid-19 Disease In Two Rural New York Counties, Richard Terry, Sadaf Mughal, Vidhya Reddy, Tina Burt
Clinical Presentation Of Covid-19 Disease In Two Rural New York Counties, Richard Terry, Sadaf Mughal, Vidhya Reddy, Tina Burt
Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery
Purpose
To analyze the phenotypic expression of Coronavirus infection (COVID-19) among patients residing in the Chemung and Schuyler counties of New York State.
Method
A retrospective review of medical records was performed between March 16, 2020 to April 16, 2020. Sixty- five patients presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 infection were included in this IRB-exempt study. Presence of infection was confirmed using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) from nasopharyngeal swab samples, as per Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) guidelines.
Results
Patients varied in age from 13 to 82 years, with nearly equal proportion of females (51%) vs …