Characteristics, and predictive factors of disease severity in hospitalized patients with SARS-COV-2 in Fayoum governorate, Egypt: a multicenter study

Background: SARS-COV-2 pandemic is a serious health problem all over the world including Egypt, thus realizing predictive factors and disease’s characteristics an essential issue.Objectives: To evaluate of laboratory-confirmed cases SARS-CoV-2 infection in Fayoum governorate, to determine disease severity.Methods: 140 patients confirmed with from were collected this descriptive multicenter study. The subtype classification COVID-19 was according WHO guideline severity classification. Patients divided into asymptomatic/non-severe group severe/critical case group. Each patient subjected chest computed tomography (CT), clinical, laboratory assessment form complete blood count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR), liver function tests, urea, creatinine, C‐reactive protein (CRP), serum ferritin, D- dimer. Results: Severe/critical older (52.0±12.6) statistical significantly higher rate diabetic mellitus, hypertension, tuberculosis (TB) (p