Chronic diseases as a predictor for severity and mortality of COVID-19: a systematic review with cumulative meta-analysis

JS Geng, XL Yu, HN Bao, Z Feng, XY Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Given the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the
consequent global healthcare crisis, there is an urgent need to better understand risk factors …

A meta-analysis on the risk factors adjusted association between cardiovascular disease and COVID-19 severity

J Xu, W Xiao, X Liang, L Shi, P Zhang, Y Wang… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD), one of the most common comorbidities of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been suspected to be associated with adverse …

Comparison of characteristics, predictors and outcomes between the first and second COVID-19 waves in a tertiary care centre in Switzerland: an observational …

S Wolfisberg, C Gregoriano, T Struja, A Kutz… - Swiss Medical …, 2021 - smw.ch
METHODS This retrospective observational analysis included adult patients with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection confirmed by a real …

Profile of the nasopharyngeal microbiota affecting the clinical course in COVID-19 patients

O Tchoupou Saha, G Dubourg, A Yacouba… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While populations at risk for severe SARS-CoV-2 infections have been clearly identified,
susceptibility to the infection and its clinical course remain unpredictable. As the …

Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients during the BA. 5 omicron wave in Tehran, Iran: a prospective observational study

M Salehi, A Salami Khaneshan, AS Farahani… - BMC infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) is the fifth variant of concern of SARS-CoV-2,
which has several subvariants. Clinical features of BA. 1 and BA. 2 infections have been …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of influenza vaccine on severity of COVID-19 infection: An original study from Iran

S Kalantari, A Sadeghzadeh-Bazargan… - Medical Journal of the …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The COVID-19 infection is a novel virus that mainly targets the respiratory
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …

Heterogeneity and risk of bias in studies examining risk factors for severe illness and death in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Degarege, Z Naveed, J Kabayundo, D Brett-Major - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized the evidence on the impacts of
demographics and comorbidities on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19, as well as the …

Unraveling complex relationships between COVID-19 risk factors using machine learning based models for predicting mortality of hospitalized patients and …

MM Banoei, H Rafiepoor, K Zendehdel… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background At the end of 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
increased the hospital burden of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-Cov-2 and became the …

[HTML][HTML] In-hospital mortality of COVID-19 in Iranian children and youth: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study

P Fattahi, S Abdi, E Saeedi, S Sirous… - Journal of Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background COVID-19 presents as a mild and less severe respiratory disease among
children. However, it is still lethal and could lead to death in paediatric cases. The current …

COVID-19 and intestinal ischemia: a multicenter case series

M Sarkardeh, E Meftah, N Mohammadzadeh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Gastrointestinal symptoms are common among COVID-19 patients. Although
gastrointestinal involvements are mostly benign, they rarely indicate a severe pathology like …