Yong Hu, Jiazhong Sun, Z. Dai, H. Deng, Xin Li, Qi Huang, Yuwen Wu, Li Sun, Yancheng Xu
2020.4.14JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
tlooto Summary
A meta-analysis of clinical and epidemiological studies on confirmed cases of COVID-19 found the case severe rate and mortality is lower than that of SARS and MERS, and the most prevalent comorbidities are hypertension and diabetes which are associated with the severity of CO VID-19.
Abstract
Highlights • Fever and cough are the most common symptoms in patients with COVID-19.• The most prevalent comorbidities are hypertension and diabetes which are associated with the severity of COVID-19.• ARDS and ACI may be the main obstacles to treatment recovery for patients.• The case severe rate and mortality is lower than that of SARS and MERS.
Citation format
HU, Yong, et al. Prevalence and severity of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, 2020, 127: 104371–104371.