Clinical and virological characteristics of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in a German tertiary care centre during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a prospective observational study.
Charlotte ThibeaultBarbara MühlemannElisa T HelbigMirja MittermaierTilman LingscheidPinkus Tober-LauLil A Meyer-ArndtLeonie MeinersPaula StubbemannSascha S HaenelLaure Bosquillon de JarcyLena LippertMoritz PfeifferMiriam S StegemannRobert RoehleJanine WiebachStefan HippenstielThomas ZollerHolger Müller-RedetzkyAlexander UhrigFelix BalzerChristof von KalleNorbert SuttorpTerry C JonesChristian DrostenMartin WitzenrathLeif E Sandernull nullVictor M CormanFlorian KurthPublished in: Infection (2021)
Our results indicate a short duration of symptoms before admission as a risk factor for severe disease that merits further investigation and different viral load kinetics in severely affected patients. Median duration of hospitalisation of IMV patients was longer than described for acute respiratory distress syndrome unrelated to COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- early onset
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- cord blood