COVID-19 is not "just another flu": a real-life comparison of severe COVID-19 and influenza in hospitalized patients in Vienna, Austria.

Erich PawelkaMario KarolyiTheresa MaderSara OmidHasan KelaniSebastian BaumgartnerSarah ElyWolfgang HoeplerBernd JilmaFranz KoenigHermann LaferlMarianna TraugottMichael TurnerTamara SeitzChristoph WenischAlexander Zoufaly

Published in: Infection (2021)

In hospitalized patients, COVID-19 is associated with longer LOS, a higher number of complications and higher in-hospital mortality compared to influenza, even in a population with fewer co-morbidities. This data, a high reproduction number and limited treatment options, alongside excess mortality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, support the containment strategies implemented by most authorities.

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