Demographic Characteristics of 1082 Positive Cases of COVID-19 Patients: Experience at National Referral Laboratory of Bangladesh
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https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v7i00.50158Keywords:
COVID-19; SARS-COV-2; Demographic features; Blood group; B positiveAbstract
Background: COVID-19 has now become a pandemic.
Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize the demographic features with infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 in 4/5 divisions of Bangladesh.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at National institute of Laboratory Medicine and Referral Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 15th April to 30th April, 2020. It was performed RT-PCR for 2462 cases within the time frame and 1082 samples were positive for SARS CoV-2. Patient demographic characteristics including age, gender, occupation and blood group was investigated.
Results: The mean age of positive cases was 40.2 ± 15.33 years, 426 (39%) cases were 25-39 years of age. The majority of cases were male (71%) and the predominant blood group was B positive (37%).
Conclusions: In conclusion male gender, younger age and blood group B positive are more commonly suffering from COVID-19 infection.
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2020;7(suppl_2):S22-S26
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