Dyspnea rather than fever is a risk factor for predicting mortality in patients with COVID-19

J Infect. 2020 Oct;81(4):647-679. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.013. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Li Shi¹, Ying Wang¹, Yadong Wang², Guangcai Duan¹, Haiyan Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
² Department of Toxicology, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China.
³ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, No. 100 of Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China. Electronic address: yhy@zzu.edu.cn.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Dyspnea; Fever; Mortality; Risk factor.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Dyspnea / epidemiology
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2