Patterns of Comorbidity and In-Hospital Mortality in Older Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Patterns of Comorbidity and In-Hospital Mortality in Older Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Introduction: Older adults are more susceptible to severe COVID-19, with increased all-cause mortality. This has been attributed to their multimorbidity and disability. However, it remains to be established which clinical features of older adults are associated with severe COVID-19 and mortality. Th...

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Main Authors: Mona Mahmoud, Luca Carmisciano, Luca Tagliafico, Mariya Muzyka, Gianmarco Rosa, Alessio Signori, Matteo Bassetti, Alessio Nencioni, Fiammetta Monacelli, The GECOVID Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19 infection
cluster of comorbidity
older adults
mortality
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.726837/full

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