Diabetes and bacterial co-infection are two independent risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus disease severity

Diabetes and bacterial co-infection are two independent risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus disease severity

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among older adults hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection, yet information on the impact of DM on disease severity is limited. This study retrospectively analyzed 46 Turkish patients infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with information on th...

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Main Authors: Hakan Sivgin, Sirin Cetin, Ayse Ulgen, Wentian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
diabetes mellitus
chronic medical condition
bacterial coinfection
disease severity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1231641/full

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