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SUBMITTER: Allard L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7761464 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Allard Lucie L Ouedraogo Elise E Molleville Julie J Bihan Helene H Giroux-Leprieur Bénédicte B Sutton Angela A Baudry Camille C Josse Constant C Didier Morgane M Deutsch David D Bouchaud Olivier O Cosson Emmanuel E
Nutrients 20201128 12
Previous studies have found a correlation between malnutrition and prognosis in respiratory infections. Our objectives were to determine (i) the percentage of malnutrition, and (ii) its prognosis in patients admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this monocentric retrospective study, we consecutively included all adult patients presenting with acute COVID-19 between 9 April and 29 May 2020. Malnutrition was diagnosed on low body mass index (BMI) and weight loss ≥ 5% in the previous ...[more]