Obesity prolongs the hospital stay in patients affected by COVID-19, and may impact on SARS-COV-2 shedding
Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 205 - 209
Published: May 1, 2020
Abstract
On the last three months the new SARS-COV-2 coronavirus has created a pandemic, rapidly spreading all around the world. The aim of the study is to investigate whether obesity impacts on COVID-19 morbidity. One hundred consecutive patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted in our Medical Unit were evaluated. Anthropometric parameters and past medical history were registered. Nasopharyngeal swab samples and biochemical analysis were obtained at...
Paper Details
Title
Obesity prolongs the hospital stay in patients affected by COVID-19, and may impact on SARS-COV-2 shedding
Published Date
May 1, 2020
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
205 - 209
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