Cancer in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19

In a recent article, Ma et al. suggested that patients with cancer will be more susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and complications, although data on COVID-19 and malignancies remain limited.1 In a small study, Liang et al. noted that patients with cancer were more likely to experience severe sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as intensive care admission, invasive ventilation or death.2 However, Wang and Zhang argued that the most important morbidity factor is exposure to an infection source, whereas worse outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection could be associated (at least partly) with older age of patients with cancer.

Source: Journal of Infection - May 27, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sergey Moiseev, Sergey Avdeev, Michail Brovko, Larisa Akulkina, Victor Fomin Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research