A comparison of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) versus influenza during the pandemic: Can we distinguish COVID-19 from flu? | Zendy

Lindsey K. Nichols | Zendy; Safa B. Maki | Zendy; Susan Szpunar | Zendy; Ashish Bhargava | Zendy; Louis D. Saravolatz | Zendy

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A comparison of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) versus influenza during the pandemic: Can we distinguish COVID-19 from flu?

Author(s) -

Lindsey K. Nichols,

Safa B. Maki,

Susan Szpunar,

Ashish Bhargava,

Louis D. Saravolatz

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

infection control and hospital epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1559-6834

pISSN - 0899-823X

DOI - 10.1017/ice.2021.190

Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , coronavirus , demographics , retrospective cohort study , disease , virology , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , demography , sociology

We conducted a retrospective chart review examining the demographics, clinical history, physical findings, and comorbidities of patients with influenza and patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Older patients, male patients, patients reporting fever, and patients with higher body mass indexes (BMIs) were more likely to have COVID-19 than influenza.

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