National French Survey of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Symptoms in People Aged 70 and Over

National French Survey of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Symptoms in People Aged 70 and Over

Abstract The objective of this national French survey was to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) semiology in seniors (n = 353; mean, 84.7 ± 7.0 years). A total of 57.8% of patients exhibited ≤3 symptoms, including thermal dysregulation (83.6%), cough (58.9%), asthenia (52.7%), polypne...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-02, Vol.72 (3), p.490-494
Hauptverfasser: Annweiler, Cédric, Sacco, Guillaume, Salles, Nathalie, Aquino, Jean-Pierre, Gautier, Jennifer, Berrut, Gilles, Guérin, Olivier, Gavazzi, Gaetan
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brief Reports
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
France
Humans
Life Sciences
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract The objective of this national French survey was to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) semiology in seniors (n = 353; mean, 84.7 ± 7.0 years). A total of 57.8% of patients exhibited ≤3 symptoms, including thermal dysregulation (83.6%), cough (58.9%), asthenia (52.7%), polypnea (39.9%), and gastrointestinal signs (24.4%). Patients ≥80 years exhibited falls (P = .002) and asthenia (P = .002). Patients with neurocognitive disorders exhibited delirium (P 
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa792