SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal influenza: similarities and disparities.
Arch Virol
; 167(12): 2761-2765, 2022 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36269417
This report describes the differences in disease severity and clinical presentation between hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and others with seasonal influenza. A total of 136 influenza and 152 COVID-19 patients were included. Patients with influenza more frequently had dyspnea (p = 0.004), hypoxemia (p < 0.001), underlying diseases (p = 0.046), and elevated liver enzymes (p = 0.028). In contrast, patients with COVID-19 were overweight (p < 0.001), lymphopenic (p < 0.001), had elevated CRP (p = 0.011), and radiological abnormalities (p < 0.001). Patients with influenza were more severely ill on admission (NEWS > 5) (p < 0.001). However, length of hospital stay, ventilatory support, and 30-day-mortality were similar. Despite differences in clinical presentation and disease severity between influenza and COVID-19 patients, both groups had similar clinical outcomes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Influenza, Human
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COVID-19
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Virol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel
Country of publication:
Austria