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Demographics and outcomes of hemoglobin genotype in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and sickle cell disease in the United States.
European journal of haematology - 1 Oct 2023
Ilerhunmwuwa Nosakhare Paul, Inyang Lawrence, Wasifuddin Mustafa, Aiwuyo Henry, Tahir Muhammad, Hakobyan Narek, Ankah Paul, Torere Beatrice E, Amaechi Uchenna M, Rayapureddy Aditya Keerthi, Wang Jen Chin
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INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with poor outcomes in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. However, there is a paucity of data comparing hemoglobin (Hb) genotypes in SCD and infection outcomes. METHODS: The National Inpatient Sample was used to identify the record of hospitalizations with COVID-19 and SCD in 2020 using the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision...
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