COVID-19 in young and middle-aged adults: predictors of poor outcome and clinical differences.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Young and middle-aged adults are the largest group of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and some of them develop severe disease.

Objective

To investigate clinical manifestations in adults aged 18-65 years hospitalized for COVID-19 and identify predictors of poor outcome. Secondary objectives: to explore differences compared to the disease in elderly patients and the suitability of the commonly used community-acquired pneumonia prognostic scales in younger populations.

Methods

Multicenter prospective registry of consecutive patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia aged 18-65 years between March and May 2020. We considered a composite outcome of "poor outcome" including intensive care unit admission and/or use of noninvasive ventilation, continuous posi

SUBMITTER: Tabernero E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8406039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature