March 10, 2020

Comparison of severe and non-severe COVID-19 pneumonia: review and meta-analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Ji et al reviewed literature to compare the difference between severe and non-severe COVID-19 pneumonia to identify common and symptoms associated with disease severity. Fever (89.2%), cough (67.2%), fatigue (43.6%) were common to severe and non-severe while polypnea/dyspnea, fever, and diarrhea were associated with severe disease.

Ji et al. (Mar 9, 2020).  Comparison of severe and non-severe COVID-19 pneumonia: review and meta-analysis.  Pre-print downloaded Mar 10 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.04.20030965