Comparison between Patients Hospitalized with Influenza and COVID-19 at a Tertiary Care Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Widespread reports suggest the characteristics and disease course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza differ, yet detailed comparisons of their clinical manifestations are lacking.

Objective

Comparison of the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients during the pandemic with those of influenza patients in previous influenza seasons at the same hospital DESIGN: Admission rates, clinical measurements, and clinical outcomes from confirmed COVID-19 cases between March 1 and April 30, 2020, were compared with those from confirmed influenza cases in the previous five influenza seasons (8 months each) beginning September 1, 2014.

Setting

Large tertiary care teaching hospital in Boston, MA PARTICIPANTS: Laboratory-confirmed COV

SUBMITTER: Donnino MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7971402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature