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Belgian Endocrine Society 2020

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11 Nov 2020 - 11 Nov 2020

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Clinical, biological and radiological characteristics of diabetic patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Belgian tertiary care center

ea0071021 | Clinical, biological and radiological characteristics of diabetic patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Belgian tertiary care center | BES2020

Clinical, biological and radiological characteristics of diabetic patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Belgian tertiary care center

Laura Orioli , Thomas Servais , Michel P. Hermans , Jean-Paul Thissen , Bernard Vandeleene , Jean-Cyr Yombi , Dominique Maiter

Introduction: In Belgium, 21.4% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are diabetic1. In this study, we describe the characteristics of diabetic patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Belgian tertiary care center.Patients and methods: The Clinics Ethics Committee approved the systematic registration of anonymized data from hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 (N° CEHF 2020/22MAI/290), i.e. a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test on nasop...