Publications by authors named "Blandine Mbo Muyembe"
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Clinique Ngaliema, a public hospital in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A retrospective cohort study.
Junior Rika Matangila Ritha Kibambe Nyembu Gloire Mosala Telo Christian Djuba Ngoy Taty Msueun Sakobo Blandine Mbo Muyembe
PLoS One
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of 160 hospitalized COVID-19 patients at a public hospital in Kinshasa, DRC, focusing on demographics, symptoms, and outcomes.
- Findings revealed a median patient age of 54, with common comorbidities like hypertension (34%), diabetes (19%), and obesity (8%), and prevalent symptoms including fever (58%), cough (57%), and fatigue (54%).
- The research identified older age, lower oxygen levels, higher heart rate, and elevated AST as key risk factors for in-hospital death, with a very low prevalence of malaria co-infection among these patients.