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<journal-id>0864-3466</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cub Sal Públ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-3466</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-34662023000300001</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización clínico epidemiológica de la COVID-19 en el Policlínico &#8220;Ángel Machaco Ameijeiras&#8221;]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical-Epidemiological Characterization of COVID-19 At Ángel Machaco Ameijeiras Polyclinic]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milenia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez Sáez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marta]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz Piñera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Addys]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lastre Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Arebalo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lina]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiologia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guanabacoa La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiologia y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Andrés Ortiz  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guanabacoa La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>49</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-34662023000300001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-34662023000300001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-34662023000300001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El nuevo coronavirus comenzó en Wuhan, China, a fines de 2019 y se ha diseminado con rapidez por todo el mundo.  Objetivo:  Caracterizar el comportamiento de la COVID-19 en el Policlínico Ángel Machaco Ameijeiras de la semana estadística 11 a la 34, 2020.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, con el universo fueron los casos atendidos Se utilizó el Programa EPIDAT 3.1, las variables definidas permitieron la creación una base de datos en Excel.  Resultados:  Se confirmaron 16 casos desde el inicio de la pandemia, todos son cubanos, con una fuente de infección conocida, La tasa de incidencia acumulada es de 4,6 POR 10 000 habitantes, predominaron los pacientes asintomáticos, las edades de 21 a 39 años y de 40 a 59 años, en el consejo popular Debeche Nalón predominaron los casos en el mes de abril y reaparecieron en julio y agosto.  Conclusiones:  Se confirmaron un 20,2 % de los casos sospechosos de COVID-19, predominaron los casos en el consejo popular Debeche Nalón y el grupo de edades de 21 a 39 años. No se evidenciaron diferencias relacionadas con el sexo. Todos los casos tenían fuente de infección conocida, sobre todo los centros de trabajo. Al momento del ingreso la mayoría era asintomático. Las infecciones respiratorias agudas se encuentran en zona de éxito durante la etapa analizada y su tendencia era descendente, así como la tendencia de la COVID-19 ligeramente ascendente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: The new coronavirus began in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and has spread rapidly throughout the world.  Objective: To characterize the behavior of COVID-19 at Ángel Machaco Ameijeiras Polyclinic from statistical week 11 to 34, 2020.  Methods:  A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the universe made up of the cases assisted. EPIDAT 3.1 Program was used, the defined variables allowed the creation of a database in Excel.  Results:  Sixteen cases have been confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic, all are Cuban, with a known source of infection. The cumulative incidence rate is 4.6 per 10,000 inhabitants, asymptomatic patients, ages 21 to 39 years and 40 to 59 years predominated. In Debeche Nalón community, cases prevailed in the month of April and reappeared in July and August.  Conclusions:  20.2% of suspected COVID-19 cases were confirmed. No differences related to sex were evident. All cases had a known source of infection, especially those in workplaces. At the time of admission, the majority were asymptomatic. Acute respiratory infections are in the success zone during the stage analyzed and their trend was downward, while the trend of COVID-19 was slightly upward.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vulnerable population]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[popular council]]></kwd>
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