COVID-19 and the elderly: insights into pathogenesis and clinical decision-making

F Perrotta, G Corbi, G Mazzeo, M Boccia… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
The elderly may represent a specific cluster of high-risk patients for developing COVID-19
with rapidly progressive clinical deterioration. Indeed, in older individuals …

COVID-19 and comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MS Gold, D Sehayek, S Gabrielli, X Zhang… - Postgraduate …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has caused a worldwide pandemic that began with an outbreak of
pneumonia cases in the Hubei province of China. Knowledge of those most at risk is integral …

[HTML][HTML] Case study: prolonged infectious SARS-CoV-2 shedding from an asymptomatic immunocompromised individual with cancer

VA Avanzato, MJ Matson, SN Seifert, R Pryce… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Long-term severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding was
observed from the upper respiratory tract of a female immunocompromised individual with …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in residents of a long-term care skilled nursing facility—King County, Washington, March 2020

A Kimball - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
Following identification of a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a health care
worker, 76 of 82 residents of an SNF were tested for SARS-CoV-2; 23 (30.3%) had positive …

[PDF][PDF] Severe outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)—United States, February 12–March 16, 2020

CDC Covid-19 Response Team… - Morbidity and mortality …, 2020 - cdc.gov
Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — United
States, February 12–March 16, 2020 Page 1 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MMWR …

Clinical features, laboratory characteristics, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Early report from the United States

S Aggarwal, N Garcia-Telles, G Aggarwal, C Lavie… - Diagnosis, 2020 - degruyter.com
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2), is an ongoing pandemic that has already …

Methods in the time of COVID-19: the vital role of qualitative inquiries

M Teti, E Schatz, L Liebenberg - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The dynamics of the virus, infection and immunity, not to mention on-going efforts to revise
and improve clinical care, and endeavors to develop medical treatments and vaccines, are a …

Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections and transmission in a skilled nursing facility

MM Arons, KM Hatfield, SC Reddy… - New England journal …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can
spread rapidly within skilled nursing facilities. After identification of a case of Covid-19 in a …

[HTML][HTML] Pathology and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 associated with fatal coronavirus disease, United States

RB Martines, JM Ritter, E Matkovic, J Gary… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Characterization of the …

[PDF][PDF] Geographic differences in COVID-19 cases, deaths, and incidence—United States, February 12–April 7, 2020

CDC COVID-19 Response Team… - Morbidity and Mortality …, 2020 - cdc.gov
Community transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in the
United States in February 2020. By mid-March, all 50 states, the District of Columbia (DC) …