Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes among the hospitalized elderly patients with COVID-19 during the late pandemic phase in central Taiwan |
| Authors: |
Chieh-Lung Chen, Chi-Kang Teng, Wei-Cheng Chen, Shinn-Jye Liang, Chih-Yen Tu, Hong-Mo Shih, Wan-Ju Cheng, Yu-Chao Lin, Po-Ren Hsueh |
| Source: |
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 57, Iss 2, Pp 257-268 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Microbiology |
| Subject Terms: |
Aged, COVID-19, Hospitalization, Elderly, Oldest-old, Prognosis, Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| More Details: |
Background: There is a lack of information regarding outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with COVID-19 following the widespread use of COVID-19 vaccines and antiviral agents. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted between January and August 2022, enrolling patients aged 65 years or older. Patients were categorized into two groups: ‘old’ (65–79 years) and ‘oldest-old’ (80 years or more). Multivariate regression was employed to identify independent prognostic factors for in-hospital mortality. Results: A total of 797 patients were enrolled, including 428 old and 369 oldest-old patients. In each subgroup, 66.6 % and 59.6 % of patients received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, respectively. Approximately 40 % of the patients received oral antiviral agents either before or upon hospital admission. A greater percentage of the oldest-old patients received remdesivir (53.4 % versus 39.7 %, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1684-1182 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118224000070; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jmii.2024.01.006 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/8197b2d399594e2eb1bb71757d9dbf82 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8197b2d399594e2eb1bb71757d9dbf82 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
