Comparison of clinical characteristics between coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia and community - acquired pneumonia.

Conclusions: Lower levels of abnormal laboratory parameters, more extensive radiographic involvement, more severe respiratory compromise, and higher rates of ICU admission, ARDS, and mechanical ventilation are key characteristics that distinguish patients with COVID-19-associated pneumonia from patients with CAP. PMID: 32986475 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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