Undiagnosed comorbidities among individuals hospitalised with COVID-19 in South African public hospitals

Undiagnosed comorbidities among individuals hospitalised with COVID-19 in South African public hospitals

Background. Previous studies have reported comorbid disease, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic cardiac and renal disease, malignancy, HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and obesity, to be associated with COVID‑19 mortality. National demographic surveys have reported a high proportion of undiag...

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Main Authors: W Jassat, C Mudara, C Vika, M Dryden, M Masha, T Arendse, MJ Groome, H Moultrie, F Ismail, L Mvusi, S Singh, B Sayed, A Parker, J Black, S Potgieter, C Cohen, L Blumberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2022-08-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Subjects:
Diabetes
Covid-19
Obesity
Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/124

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