Clinical characteristics and outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the early months of the pandemic in Tanzania: a multicenter cohort study

Nicholaus P. Mnyambwa; Clara Lubinza; Esther Ngadaya; Mbazi Senkoro; Godfather Kimaro; Gibson B. Kagaruki; Stanley Binagi; Amani Malima; Paul Kazyoba; Ndekya Oriyo; Janneth M. Mghamba; Aman Fredrick; Kaushik Ramaiya; Alimuddin Zumla; Shabbar Jaffar; Sayoki G. Mfinanga

doi:10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.12.010

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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the early months of the pandemic in Tanzania: a multicenter cohort study

Clara Lubinza Esther Ngadaya Mbazi Senkoro Godfather Kimaro Gibson B. Kagaruki Stanley Binagi Amani Malima Paul Kazyoba Ndekya Oriyo

Janneth M. Mghamba Aman Fredrick Kaushik Ramaiya Alimuddin Zumla

Shabbar Jaffar Sayoki G. Mfinanga

IJID Regions Vol. 2 pp. 118-125 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 2022
Vol/Issue: 2
Pages: 118-125
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Nicholaus P. Mnyambwa

Department of Internal Medicine Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital Dar es Salaam Tanzania

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Wellcome Trust

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

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Nicholaus P. Mnyambwa, Clara Lubinza, Esther Ngadaya, et al. (2022). Clinical characteristics and outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the early months of the pandemic in Tanzania: a multicenter cohort study. IJID Regions, 2, 118-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.12.010

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the early months of the pandemic in Tanzania: a multicenter cohort study

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