Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia

Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia

Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are recognized risk factors for severe clinical outcomes, including death, associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection. Among 32 virus-infected patients in Saudi Arabia, severity of illness and frequency of death corresponded closely with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2020-01, Vol.26 (1), p.166-168
Hauptverfasser: Alanazi, Khalid H, Abedi, Glen R, Midgley, Claire M, Alkhamis, Abdulrahim, Alsaqer, Taghreed, Almoaddi, Abdullah, Algwizani, Abdullah, Ghazal, Sameeh S, Assiri, Abdullah M, Jokhdar, Hani, Gerber, Susan I, Alabdely, Hail, Watson, John T
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Coronaviruses
Data collection
Death
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia
Disease prevention
Diseases
Health aspects
Heart failure
Hospitalization
Hypertension
Illnesses
Infection
Infections
Kidney diseases
MERS-CoV
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Public health
Research Letter
Respiratory diseases
Risk factors
Stroke
viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are recognized risk factors for severe clinical outcomes, including death, associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection. Among 32 virus-infected patients in Saudi Arabia, severity of illness and frequency of death corresponded closely with presence of multiple and more severe underlying conditions.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2601.190952