Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia
subject: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, Death, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, MERS-CoV, Viruses
description: Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are recognized risk factors for severe clinical outcomes, including death, associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection. Among 32 virus-infected patients in Saudi Arabia, severity of illness and frequency of death corresponded closely with presence of multiple and more severe underlying conditions.
creator: Khalid H. Alanazi, Glen R. Abedi, Claire M. Midgley, Abdulrahim Alkhamis, Taghreed Alsaqer, Abdullah Almoaddi, Abdullah Algwizani, Sameeh S. Ghazal, Abdullah M. Assiri, Hani Jokhdar, Susan I. Gerber, Hail Al-Abdely, John T. Watson
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2020
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2601.190952
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine