Association of iron deficiency anaemia with the hospitalization and mortality rate of patients with COVID‑19.

ABSTRACT: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) illness led to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has caused enormous health and financial losses, as well as challenges to global health. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) has been linked to adverse outcomes in patients infected with SARS-COV-2. The present study aimed to assess the association between IDA and the severity of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. For this purpose, a retrospective data analysis of 100 patients with COVID-19 was conducted. Data of patients hospitalized with SARS-COV-2 infection confirmed by RT-PCR were collected between June, 2021 and March, 2022. The collected data included patient demographics, comorbidities, clinical signs, symptoms and IDA medical laboratory findings, includi

SUBMITTER: Jalal MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411605 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature