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COVID-19 and comorbidities: Deleterious impact on infected patients

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Hasan Ejaz, Abdullah Alsrhani, Aizza Zafar, Humera Javed, Kashaf Junaid, Abualgasim E. Abdalla, Khalid O.A. Abosalif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Sonia Younas

Citations:

963

References:

59

Abstract

The pandemic situation with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from China has endangered human lives. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is presented with asymptomatic, mild, or severe pneumonia-like symptoms. COVID-19 patients with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cardiovascular diseases (CVD), hypertension, malignancies, HIV, and...

Keywords

Medicine

Comorbidity

Pandemic

Diabetes mellitus

Pneumonia

Intensive care medicine

Disease

Coronavirus

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

COPD

Asymptomatic

Internal medicine

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Endocrinology

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2020

Review

Open Access

Institution

Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan,

Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia,

Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University, Lahore 5400, Pakistan,

Department of Pathology, Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Kamoke, District Gujranwala, Pakistan

Publisher

2-Y Citation Average

4.767

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.07.014

Language

Country

COVID-19 and comorbidities: Deleterious impact on infected patients

COVID-19 and comorbidities: Deleterious impact on infected patients

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Hasan Ejaz, Abdullah Alsrhani, Aizza Zafar, Humera Javed, Kashaf Junaid, Abualgasim E. Abdalla, Khalid O.A. Abosalif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Sonia Younas

Citations:

963

References:

59

Abstract

The pandemic situation with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from China has endangered human lives. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is presented with asymptomatic, mild, or severe pneumonia-like symptoms. COVID-19 patients with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cardiovascular diseases (CVD), hypertension, malignancies, HIV, and...

Keywords

Medicine

Comorbidity

Pandemic

Diabetes mellitus

Pneumonia

Intensive care medicine

Disease

Coronavirus

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

COPD

Asymptomatic

Internal medicine

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Endocrinology

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2020

Review

Open Access

Institution

Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan,

Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia,

Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University, Lahore 5400, Pakistan,

Department of Pathology, Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Kamoke, District Gujranwala, Pakistan

Publisher

2-Y Citation Average

4.767

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.07.014

Language

Country