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Coronavirus Disease among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease, United States, March 20–May 21, 2020
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 10, Pp 2473-2476 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.
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Abstract
- Sickle cell disease (SCD) disproportionately affects Black or African American persons in the United States and can cause multisystem organ damage and reduced lifespan. Among 178 persons with SCD in the United States who were reported to an SCD–coronavirus disease case registry, 122 (69%) were hospitalized and 13 (7%) died.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9c830b65f17c44e88225710aed8d0184
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.202792