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Volume 26, Number 1—January 2020
Research Letter

Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Death among 32 Patients with MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia

Khalid H. Alanazi, Glen R. AbediComments to Author , Claire M. Midgley, Abdulrahim Alkhamis, Taghreed Alsaqer, Abdullah Almoaddi, Abdullah Algwizani, Sameeh S. Ghazal, Abdullah M. Assiri, Hani Jokhdar, Susan I. Gerber, Hail Alabdely, and John T. Watson
Author affiliations: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (K.H. Alanazi, A. Alkhamis, T. Alsaqer, A. Almoaddi, A. Algwizani, S.S. Ghazal, A.M. Assiri, H. Jokhdar, H. Alabdely); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.R. Abedi, C.M. Midgley, S.I. Gerber, J.T. Watson)

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Characteristics of 32 case-patients infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, by underlying condition and survival status, Saudi Arabia. 1, DM defined as hyperglycemia recorded during hospitalization (n = 2). 2a, chronic lung disease in 1 patient with no DM or HTN who survived, 1 patient with DM and HTN but no COD who died, and 1 patient with CVD and not CKD who died. 2b, epilepsy in 1 patient with CVD and CKD who died. 2c, uterine cancer in 1 patient with CVD and not CKD who d

Figure. Characteristics of 32 case-patients infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, by underlying condition and survival status, Saudi Arabia. 1, DM defined as hyperglycemia recorded during hospitalization (n = 2). 2a, chronic lung disease in 1 patient with no DM or HTN who survived, 1 patient with DM and HTN but no COD who died, and 1 patient with CVD and not CKD who died. 2b, epilepsy in 1 patient with CVD and CKD who died. 2c, uterine cancer in 1 patient with CVD and not CKD who died. COD, chronic organ damage; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.

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