Influenza-associated pneumonia as reference to assess seriousness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Information on severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (transmissibility, disease seriousness, impact) is crucial for preparation of healthcare sectors. We present a simple approach to assess disease seriousness, creating a reference cohort of pneumonia patients from sentinel hospitals. First com...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2020-03, Vol.25 (11)
Main Authors: Tolksdorf, Kristin, Buda, Silke, Schuler, Ekkehard, Wieler, Lothar H, Haas, Walter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus - isolation & purification
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Influenza, Human - diagnosis
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
Rapid Communication
SARS-CoV-2
Sentinel Surveillance
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - virology
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Information on severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (transmissibility, disease seriousness, impact) is crucial for preparation of healthcare sectors. We present a simple approach to assess disease seriousness, creating a reference cohort of pneumonia patients from sentinel hospitals. First comparisons exposed a higher rate of COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation. There were more case fatalities among COVID-19 patients without comorbidities than in the reference cohort. Hospitals should prepare for high utilisation of ventilation and intensive care resources.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.2000258