Rehospitalization Incidence in COVID-19 Reinfection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Elattar, M., Gad, S., Elgamal, A., Beltagy, E., Elsheikh, T., Elfeky, K., Abd el-azziz, A., Elmsri, H. (2023). Rehospitalization Incidence in COVID-19 Reinfection: A Retrospective Cohort Study. EKB Journal Management System, 90(2), 2122-2126. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.285044
Mahmoud Abdelgawad Elattar; Samah Ahmed Gad; Asmaa Nabil Elgamal; Esraa Morshedy Beltagy; Taghreed Salah Elsheikh; Khaled Ebied Elfeky; Amany Mohamed Abd el-azziz; Hassan Yousef Elmsri. "Rehospitalization Incidence in COVID-19 Reinfection: A Retrospective Cohort Study". EKB Journal Management System, 90, 2, 2023, 2122-2126. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.285044
Elattar, M., Gad, S., Elgamal, A., Beltagy, E., Elsheikh, T., Elfeky, K., Abd el-azziz, A., Elmsri, H. (2023). 'Rehospitalization Incidence in COVID-19 Reinfection: A Retrospective Cohort Study', EKB Journal Management System, 90(2), pp. 2122-2126. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.285044
Elattar, M., Gad, S., Elgamal, A., Beltagy, E., Elsheikh, T., Elfeky, K., Abd el-azziz, A., Elmsri, H. Rehospitalization Incidence in COVID-19 Reinfection: A Retrospective Cohort Study. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 90(2): 2122-2126. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.285044

Rehospitalization Incidence in COVID-19 Reinfection: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 19, Volume 90, Issue 2, January 2023, Page 2122-2126  XML PDF (280.52 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.285044
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Authors
Mahmoud Abdelgawad Elattar* ; Samah Ahmed Gad; Asmaa Nabil Elgamal; Esraa Morshedy Beltagy; Taghreed Salah Elsheikh; Khaled Ebied Elfeky; Amany Mohamed Abd el-azziz; Hassan Yousef Elmsri
Abstract
Background: The effect of COVID–19 re-infection is not fully clear. Patients may have a benefit or no change in the degree of illness if re-infected with the COVID-19 virus. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the incidence of re-hospitalization due to COVID–19 re-infection and to characterize the features of those re-hospitalized patients.
Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort study from the COVID-19 patients' registration data in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt in the period from September 2020 to July 2021. The study population was 1000 patients who had re-infection with the covid-19 disease, at least four months after hospital discharge. The patient presentations included fever, cough, dyspnea, diarrhea, or fatigue plus: polymerase chain reaction confirming infection with SARS-COV2 and/or computed tomography (CT) chest suggesting covid-19 infection.  Results: Among the study population, there were two (0.2 %), re-hospitalized, due to COVID-19 re-infection. Symptoms with re-hospitalization were fever 100%, cough 100%, tachypnea 100%, and fatigue 50%.  Conclusion: Once hospitalized; COVID-19 patients significantly have a very low risk of re-admission if re-infected. Clinical approach to COVID-19 patients should consider the history of previous hospitalization due to COVID-19. This history will help in the management including treatment, need for hospital admission, and initial prognosis. All study populations didn't receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the study period was before or just after authorization and availability of the vaccine.
 
Keywords
COVID-19; Re-infection; Admission; Re-hospitalization; Natural immunity
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