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*Please share*: Top ten facts about #COVID19 and the gut: C19 is #NotJustCough. In the past 3 wks we've learned a lot about how C19 infects the gastrointestinal tract. In this tweetorial, I summarize what's known and provide relevant research links in one place. Here goes...(1/6)
1. 50.5% of hospitalized patients report one or more digestive symptom (including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or low appetite). Here's the link: journals.lww.com/ajg/Documents/…
2. 18.6% of hospitalized patients report diarrhea, in particular (same link as above) (2/6)
2. 18.6% of hospitalized patients report diarrhea, in particular (same link as above) (2/6)
3. 53% of #COVID19 test positive in stool: gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
4. 73% of C19 with diarrhea test positive in stool vs. 14% w/ only respiratory symptoms: journals.lww.com/ajg/Documents/…
5. 23% remain positive in stool after negative respiratory samples: gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-… (3/6)
4. 73% of C19 with diarrhea test positive in stool vs. 14% w/ only respiratory symptoms: journals.lww.com/ajg/Documents/…
5. 23% remain positive in stool after negative respiratory samples: gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-… (3/6)
Breaking #COVID19 Data – Please Share: #COVID19 is #NotJustCough. For the past 2 weeks I've worked with colleagues in Wuhan to analyze data on digestive symptoms of #COVID19. We just published the pre-print here: journals.lww.com/ajg/Documents/… This paper focuses on people with...(1/8)
...less severe disease reflective of those in the community who do not need critical care but wonder about their symptoms. In this study, we focused on #COVID19 patients w/ digestive symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. We found that compared to people w/ only...(2/8)
...respiratory symptoms but no gastro symptoms, those with GI symptoms were more likely to test positive in stool for #COVID19, to have a longer delay before viral clearance, & to experience delayed diagnosis compared to those w/ respiratory symptoms alone. When people...(3/8)
Breaking #COVID19 Data – Please Share (1/10): On behalf of @AmCollegeGastro, our editorial team at #AmJGastro just released a study from Wuhan, China reporting 48.5% of patients presented to hospital with a digestive symptom as their chief complaint. Coronavirus is #NotJustCough.
(2/10) One in 5 presented with either diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or belly pain as the presenting complaint. “Clinicians must bear in mind,” write the authors, “that digestive symptoms, such as diarrhea, may be a presenting feature of #COVID-19, & that the index of suspicion may…
(3/10) …need to be raised earlier in these cases rather than waiting for respiratory symptoms to emerge.” Moreover, patients with digestive symptoms had a worse clinical outcome and higher mortality. Emphasizes importance of including symptoms like diarrhea to suspect #COVID19.
