Clinical and epidemiological features of Covid-19 infected patients in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Malaysia: a retrospective epidemiological assessment

Md suhaimi, Teh Muthmainnah and Muhd Helmi, Muhd Alwi and Wan Abd Rahman, Nik Anisuddin Atiqi and W Ishak, Nurul Adhiyah and Dollah, Zawiyyah (2021) Clinical and epidemiological features of Covid-19 infected patients in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Malaysia: a retrospective epidemiological assessment. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (MJMHS), 17 (Supp 1). p. 5. E-ISSN 2636-9346

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Abstract

Introduction: Eight positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Pasir Puteh between March and August 2020. All these cases were related to a religious gathering in Kuala Lumpur. Objective: To describe the clinical characteristic of patients in Pasir Puteh district of Kelantan, Malaysia, infected with the 2019 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Methodology: This is a retrospective epidemiological assessment of all COVID-19 positive cases in the district of Pasir Puteh, Kelantan from 12th March 2020 to 1st August 2020. These were labo-ratory-confirmed COVID-19 positive patients diagnosed and registered in Pasir Puteh District Health Office. Epide-miological and clinical data of the eight patients were analysed. This information includes a history of exposure, symptoms at presentation, numbers of closed contacts, incubation and infectivity period, and the disease outcome. Results: The median age was 31 years (ranges 26 to 76 years old). One patient admitted to an intensive care unit and died during the study period. The patient was a 76-year-old gentleman with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and history of pulmonary tuberculosis and prostate cancer. All eight patients were related to the in-ternational gathering held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Majority of the patients were asymptomatic and the reported most common symptoms at the onset of illness were a sore throat in four patients (50%), followed by cough in three patients (37.5%) and myalgia by only one patient (12.5%). Conclusion: This epidemiological assessment signifies the role of a mass social event as a source of an outbreak of infection. Generally, COVID-19 infected individuals were either asymptomatic or developed mild symptoms with the worst outcome seen in people with advanced age and comorbidities.

Item Type:	Article (Meeting Abstract)
Additional Information:	7715/88289
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19, epidemiological assessment, clinical features
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Paediatrics
Depositing User:	Dr Muhd Alwi Muhd Helmi
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2021 09:08
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2021 09:08
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/88289

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