Male gender and kidney illness are associated with an increased risk of severe laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease

Abstract Background To identify factors predicting severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adolescent and adult patients with laboratory-positive (quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction) infection. Method A retrospective cohort study took place, and data from 740 subjects...

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Main Authors: Efrén Murillo-Zamora, Xóchitl Trujillo, Miguel Huerta, Mónica Ríos-Silva, Oliver Mendoza-Cano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05408-6