Comparative analysis of elderly hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or influenza A H1N1 virus infections.
Int J Infect Dis
; 125: 278-284, 2022 Nov 09.
Article
Dans Anglais
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2179529
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to investigate the differences between elderly patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or influenza A H1N1 virus infections.METHODS:
We contrasted two absolute groups of patients (age ≥60 years) infected with either COVID-19 (n = 222) or influenza A H1N1 virus infections (n = 96). Propensity score matching was used to reduce the imbalance between the two matched groups. The clinical features, imaging presentations, therapies, and prognosis data were compared between the two groups.RESULTS:
The patients with influenza showed higher proportions of cough, expectoration, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Higher counts of lymphocytes, hemoglobin, and creatine kinase and lower counts of white blood cells, neutrophils, blood urea nitrogen, and C-reactive protein were found in the patients with COVID-19. Regarding the imaging characteristics, bilateral pneumonia was the most abnormal pattern in the two groups of patients. The incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome or death was lower among the patients with COVID-19.CONCLUSION:
The clinical manifestations of patients with COVID-19 are more concealed than those of patients with influenza. Fewer symptoms of sputum production, fatigue, and shortness of breath, combined with lower counts of white blood cells, neutrophils, and C-reactive protein are the possible predictive factors of COVID-19 among elderly patients.
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Type d'étude:
Études expérimentales
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
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Essai contrôlé randomisé
langue:
Anglais
Revue:
Int J Infect Dis
Thème du journal:
Maladies transmissibles
Année:
2022
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Article
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