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Source: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/1/19-0952_article
Volume 26, Number 1—January 2020
Research Letter
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia
Khalid H. Alanazi, Glen R. AbediComments to Author , Claire M. Midgley, Abdulrahim Alkhamis, Taghreed Alsaqer, Abdullah Almoaddi, Abdullah Algwizani, Sameeh S. Ghazal, Abdullah M. Assiri, Hani Jokhdar, Susan I. Gerber, Hail Alabdely, and John T. Watson
Author affiliations: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (K.H. Alanazi, A. Alkhamis, T. Alsaqer, A. Almoaddi, A. Algwizani, S.S. Ghazal, A.M. Assiri, H. Jokhdar, H. Alabdely); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.R. Abedi, C.M. Midgley, S.I. Gerber, J.T. Watson)
Abstract
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...
Volume 26, Number 1—January 2020
Research Letter
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia
Khalid H. Alanazi, Glen R. AbediComments to Author , Claire M. Midgley, Abdulrahim Alkhamis, Taghreed Alsaqer, Abdullah Almoaddi, Abdullah Algwizani, Sameeh S. Ghazal, Abdullah M. Assiri, Hani Jokhdar, Susan I. Gerber, Hail Alabdely, and John T. Watson
Author affiliations: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (K.H. Alanazi, A. Alkhamis, T. Alsaqer, A. Almoaddi, A. Algwizani, S.S. Ghazal, A.M. Assiri, H. Jokhdar, H. Alabdely); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.R. Abedi, C.M. Midgley, S.I. Gerber, J.T. Watson)
Abstract
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...