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<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1029-30192021000501088</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de pacientes extranjeros confirmados con la COVID-19 en Santiago de Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of foreign patients confirmed with the COVID - 19 in Santiago de Cuba]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Suárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sirce]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kindelán Mercerón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Farah María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Monserrat]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Maturell Comas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Universitario Julián Grimau García  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Facultad de Medicina No.1 ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Porfirio Valiente Bravo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Songo la Maya. Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>1088</fpage>
<lpage>1100</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192021000501088&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192021000501088&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192021000501088&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La COVID - 19 es una enfermedad emergente, que ha afectado a todo el mundo de forma pandémica, con elevados costos sanitarios, económicos y sociales.  Objetivo: Caracterizar a los pacientes extranjeros confirmados con la COVID - 19 en Santiago de Cuba, según variables clinicoepidemiológicas seleccionadas.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 42 pacientes extranjeros, quienes visitaron la provincia de Santiago de Cuba y resultaron positivos a la COVID - 19, los cuales fueron remitidos a los centros de salud destinados para su atención desde marzo hasta diciembre del 2020. Se analizaron variables, tales como edad, sexo, municipio de residencia, país de procedencia, meses de mayor número de extranjeros que visitaron la provincia y evolución clínica.  Resultados: El grupo etario de mayor frecuencia fue el de 30 - 44 años (14 pacientes para 33,3 %), seguido de los afectados de 45 - 59 (11 para 26,2 %). El municipio de Santiago de Cuba resultó el de mayor riesgo de incidencia (27 para 64,3 %). La manifestación clínica más común fue el malestar general y el país de procedencia que prevaleció, Estados Unidos (47,6 %). Todos los pacientes fueron importados.  Conclusiones: Los integrantes de la casuística tuvieron una evolución favorable, lo cual permitió accionar, desde la atención primaria de salud, a fin de prevenir la enfermedad y realizar el control de foco como principal herramienta para cortar la cadena de transmisión.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The COVID-19 is an emergent disease that has affected everybody in a pandemic way, with high sanitary, economic and social costs.  Objective:  To characterize foreign patients confirmed with the COVID-19 in Santiago de Cuba, according to selected clinical epidemiological variables.  Methods:  An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 42 foreign patients who visited Santiago de Cuba province and tested positive to the COVID-19, who were referred to the health centers dedicated for their care was carried out from March to December, 2020. Some variables were analyzed, such as age, sex, residence municipality, origin country, months of more number of foreigners that visited the province and clinical course.  Results:  The age group of more frequency was that of 30 - 44 years (14 patients for 33.3 %), followed by those affected of 45 - 59 years (11 for 26.2 %). The municipality of Santiago de Cuba had the higher risk of incidence (27 for 64.3 %). The most common clinical sign was the diffuse discomfort and the origin country that prevailed, United States (47.6 %). All the patients were imported.  Conclusions:  The members of the case material had a favorable clinical course, that allowed to work, from the primary health care, in order to prevent the disease and to carry out the source of infection control as main tool to stop the transmission chain.]]></p></abstract>
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