Prevalence and characteristics of fever in adult and paediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17515 patients

@article{Islam2021PrevalenceAC,
  title={Prevalence and characteristics of fever in adult and paediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17515 patients},
  author={Md. Asiful Islam and Shoumik Kundu and Sayeda Sadia Alam and Tareq Hossan and Mohammad Amjad Kamal and Rosline Hassan},
  journal={PLoS ONE},
  year={2021},
  volume={16}
}
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 started to spread globally since December 2019 from Wuhan, China. Fever has been observed as one of the most common clinical manifestations, although the prevalence and characteristics of fever in adult and paediatric COVID-19 patients is inconclusive. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the overall pooled prevalence of fever and… 

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