Abstract
Background: We investigated the mortality rates of patients with Chagas disease (CD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and assessed the association between this mortality and CD clinical presentation and comorbidities.
Methods: This was an observational retrospective study with clinical data retrieved from medical records.
Results: Comorbidities were more prevalent among patients who died from COVID-19 than those who died from other causes. The proportion of patients according to CD clinical presentation was similar between the two groups.
Conclusions: The prevalence of comorbidities seems to be related to a poorer prognosis in CD and COVID-19.
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【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, pandemic, Mortality, Prognosis, Comorbidities, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Retrospective study, Patient, mortality rate, association, Chagas disease, medical records, two groups, Clinical data, causes, prevalent, died, proportion, investigated, retrieved, 【제목키워드】 coronavirus disease, Mortality, Chagas disease,
【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, pandemic, Mortality, Prognosis, Comorbidities, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Retrospective study, Patient, mortality rate, association, Chagas disease, medical records, two groups, Clinical data, causes, prevalent, died, proportion, investigated, retrieved, 【제목키워드】 coronavirus disease, Mortality, Chagas disease,