학술논문
Comparison of clinical characteristics and disease outcome of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza
Document Type
article
Author
Thomas Theo Brehm; Marc van der Meirschen; Annette Hennigs; Kevin Roedl; Dominik Jarczak; Dominic Wichmann; Daniel Frings; Axel Nierhaus; Tim Oqueka; Walter Fiedler; Maximilian Christopeit; Christian Kraef; Alexander Schultze; Marc Lütgehetmann; Marylyn M Addo; Stefan Schmiedel; Stefan Kluge; Julian Schulze zur Wiesch
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract While several studies have described the clinical course of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), direct comparisons with patients with seasonal influenza are scarce. We compared 166 patients with COVID-19 diagnosed between February 27 and June 14, 2020, and 255 patients with seasonal influenza diagnosed during the 2017–18 season at the same hospital to describe common features and differences in clinical characteristics and course of disease. Patients with COVID-19 were younger (median age [IQR], 59 [45–71] vs 66 [52–77]; P