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Atypical Presentations of COVID-19 in Care Home Residents presenting to Secondary Care: A UK Single Centre Study

2020-07-08 geriatric medicine Title + abstract only
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PurposeThe United Kingdom (UK) care home population has experienced high mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Atypical presentations of COVID-19 are being reported in older adults and may pose difficulties for early isolation and treatment, particularly in institutional care settings. We aimed to characterise the presenting symptoms and associated mortality of COVID-19 in older adults, with a focus on care home residents and older adults living in the community. MethodsThis was a retrospecti...

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