Risk Factors Associated with Prolonged Nasopharyngeal Carriage of SARS-CoV-2 and Length of Stay among Patients Admitted to a COVID-19 Referral Center in Manila, Philippines.

Objective: Prolonged nasopharyngeal carriage of SARS-CoV-2 has been linked to prolonged hospital stay and delayed radiologic recovery. To determine if clinical risk factors are associated with prolonged nasopharyngeal carriage or longer hospital stay, we performed a descriptive analysis of 169 moderate to severe COVID-19 patients admitted at the Philippine General Hospital from March to June 2020.

Methods: Length of nasopharyngeal RT-PCR positivity and clinical demographic data were extracted from existing patient records.

Clinical outcomes in COVID-19 among patients with hypertension in the Philippine CORONA Study.

Objective: To describe the association between hypertension and clinical outcomes in a cohort of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Thirty-seven (37) hospitals in the Philippines.