Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly crossed all international borders and spread over the entire planet. Lower respiratory tract symptoms as fever, coughing, dyspnea, and tightness in the chest predominately define it. On the other hand, COVID-19 results in symptoms of the upper respiratory tract like nasal congestion, sore throat, and olfactory impairment. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and ENT/otorhinolaryngologic (ENT) symptomatology of COVID-19 patients in Rivers State. All Rivers State hospital patients with COVID-19 designation who gave their consent to participate in the study were the subject of a prospective descriptive analysis. 2223 samples were collected overall, of which 137 (6.16 percent) were symptomatic and 2086 (93.84 percent) were asymptomatic, according to the Nigerian protocol for sample collection and PCR diagnosis for SARS COV-2. Age, sex, the day the symptoms started, and the day the sample was collected were all noted. According to the NCDC's guidelines, a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection was made using multiplex RT-PCR and Gene Finder by Osang Korea. Out of a total of 2223 patients evaluated, the results showed that 206 had positive COVID-19 results, whereas 2017 (91 percent) had negative results. As asymptomatic patients carry COVID-19 infections and place a significant burden on healthcare systems, the study shows that COVID-19 prevalence among symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in the study area is considerable and of epidemiologic concern. The study also showed that the main symptom of Covid 19 is ENT syndrome.
Author (s) Details
U. A. Oparaodu
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery,
Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
G. C. Owhonda
Department of Community Medicine, College
of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
F. E. Aaron
Department of Surgery, Rivers State
University, Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
J. R. Inuele
Rivers State Public Health Emergency
Operations Center, Rivers State Nigeria.
S. T. Livingstone
Rivers State Public Health Emergency
Operations Center, Rivers State Nigeria.
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