COMPARISON OF CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO SARS-COV-2, INFLUENZA AND RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS PNEUMONIA
Journal Title: Kocatepe Medical Journal - Year 2024, Vol 25, Issue 1
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are agents that spread through droplets, have similar symptoms and radiological findings, and can cause respiratory failure. This study was conducted to compare the clinical features and mortality rates of patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 182 patients who were hospitalized at Baskent University Medical Faculty Hospital due to COVID-19, influenza, and RSV were included in the study. Patients were grouped according to their clinical status. Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory and radiological findings, respiratory support treatments and mortality rates of the patients were recorded and compared between the groups. RESULTS: The mean age was 69.4±7 years in the COVID-19 group (n:115), 72.9±17.1 years in the influenza group (n:33), and 66.5±22.4 years in the RSV group (n:34). There was no difference in age between the groups (p=0.305). The hospitalization rate was higher for male patients in the COVID-19 group (p=0.036). There was no difference between the groups in terms of comorbidities (p>0.05). There was no difference in mortality rates between the COVID-19, RSV, and influenza patient groups (p=0.260). CONCLUSIONS: Viral infections with pulmonary involvement require special attention because they can have a poor clinical course. The severity of the clinical course of COVID-19 pneumonia, which causes deaths in the current century, is not different from the clinical course of viral infections such as influenza and RSV.
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Gülbahar DARILMAZ YÜCE, Matin ISKANDAROV, Cemre GÜNDÜZ, Ozan SARAÇOĞLU, Buğra HATİPOĞLU, Cansu ALPEREN, Tuğba YANIK YALÇIN, Tülin YILDIRIM, Meriç YAVUZ ÇOLAK, Gaye ULUBAY, Müşerref Şule AKÇAY
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