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Influenza-associated pneumonia as reference to assess seriousness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) #MMPMID32186278
Tolksdorf K; Buda S; Schuler E; Wieler LH; Haas W
Euro Surveill 2020[Mar]; 25 (11): ? PMID32186278show ga
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.