Effect of Underlying Comorbidities on the Infection and Severity of COVID-19 in Korea: a Nationwide Case-Control Study.

Wonjun Ji Kyungmin Huh Minsun Kang Jin-Wook Hong Gi Hwan Bae Ru-Gyeom Lee Yewon Na Hyoseon Choi Seon Yeong Gong Yoon Hyeong Choi Kwang Pil Ko Jeong Soo Im Jeong-Soo Im

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)

We identified several comorbidities associated with COVID-19. Health care workers should be more careful while diagnosing and treating COVID-19 when patients have the abovementioned comorbidities.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis