Publications by authors named "O F Odio"
Background: QTc interval prolongation with an increased risk of torsade de pointes (Tsd) has been described in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients treated with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZI) in Western countries. In the DR Congo, few studies have evaluated the safety of this association or proposed new molecules.
Aim: To determine the incidence of QTc prolongation and Tsd in COVID-19 patients treated with HCQ-AZIs doubase C (new molecule).
Aim: Mortality rates of coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) disease continue to increase worldwide and in Africa. In this study, we aimed to summarize the available results on the association between sociodemographic, clinical, biological, and comorbidity factors and the risk of mortality due to COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa.
Methods: We followed the PRISMA checklist (S1 Checklist).
Prevalence and Outcomes of COVID -19 Patients with Happy Hypoxia: A Systematic Review.
Infect Drug Resist
September 2022
Background: In Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some patients have low oxygen saturation without any dyspnea. This has been termed "happy hypoxia." No worldwide prevalence survey of this phenomenon has been conducted.
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- - The study investigated the COVID-19 mortality rate among diabetic patients in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), as this data was previously unknown.
- - A systematic review of research articles was conducted, analyzing data from seven studies with a total of 7,778 COVID-19 patients, using various statistical methods including odds ratios.
- - The results showed that having diabetes increases the risk of death from COVID-19 by 1.39 times in hospitalized patients, with no significant variation in study results or publication bias detected.
Introduction: the objectives of the present study were to determine the mortality rate in patients over 60 years of age with COVID-19 and to identify risk factors.
Methods: the present historical cohort study took place at the Kinshasa University Hospital (KUH), DRC. Older patients admitted from March 2020 to May 2021 and diagnosed COVID-19 positive at the laboratory were selected.