COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pneumonia: a comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the relocation of huge financial resources to departments dedicated to infected patients, at the expense of those suffering from other pathologies.

Aim

To compare clinical features and outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia and non-COVID-19 pneumonia patients.

Patients and methods

53 patients (35 males, mean age 61.5 years) with COVID-19 pneumonia and 50 patients (32 males, mean age 72.7 years) with non-COVID-19 pneumonia, consecutively admitted between March and May 2020 were included. Clinical, laboratory and radiological data at admission were analyzed. Duration of hospitalization and mortality rates were evaluated.

Results

Among the non-COVID patients, mean age, presence of comorbidities (neurological diseases, chronic ki

SUBMITTER: Di Mitri C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8648033 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature