• Javier Sánchez Doncell, Carina A Sotelo, Laura Lagrutta, José L Francos, and Pablo González Montaner.
• Unidad Febril, Hospital de Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: jasdoncell@hotmail.com.
• Medicina (B Aires). 2023 Jan 1; 83 (2): 233240233-240.

IntroductionAt the Muñiz Hospital, the Febrile Unit (UF) was established, a device that operates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its implementation has demonstrated the importance of public policies in the health system, in addition to the possible development of epidemiological surveillance and monitoring strategies that provide health contributions. An analysis of the first two years of the pandemic at UF-Muñiz was carried out. The objective of this unit is to determine which patients have poor prognostic criteria and define hospitalization. One of the most important characteristics of this UF is the care of a population with infectious diseases because this is a Hospital dedicated to this type of pathology.MethodsA retrospective, cross-sectional observational study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the hospitalizations made at UF-Muñiz during the period between January 2020 and December 2021.Results153 546 consultations were received, 2872 patients were admitted. In 2020, 1001 COVID-19 positive patients (76%) were admitted, 87 with tuberculosis (TB) (6.6%) and 102 with HIV (7.7%). In 2021, 991 positive COVID-19 patients (66%) were admitted, 151 with TB (10%) and 157 with HIV (10.5%) Conclusions: Only 1.9% of the consultations led to hospitalization, and the majority corresponded to COVID-19 positives, followed by HIV and TB cases in a smaller proportion. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obesity were the comorbidities that most frequently required hospitalization in COVID-19 patients.

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