Clinical presentation and outcomes of the first patients with COVID-19 in Argentina: Results of 207079 cases from a national database.
Daniel SchönfeldSergio Javier AriasJuan Carlos BossioHugo FernándezDavid GozalDaniel Pérez-ChadaPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Most cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Argentina were mild and had a favorable outcome, but fatality rates were relatively elevated. Risk factors for adverse outcome included older age, male sex, coma and seizures, and the concurrent presence of several morbidities. These data may be useful for healthcare providers and healthcare policy makers of low-middle income and Latin American countries to guide decisions toward optimized care during the pandemic.
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