Clinical determinants of the severity of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS): a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 1203
• Main Authors: Matsuyama, Ryota, Nishiura, Hiroshi, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Hayakawa, Kayoko, Ohmagari, Norio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.11.2016; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Ascertainment bias; Binomial distribution; Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; Case fatality ratio; Case studies; Comorbidity; Complications and side effects; Confidence intervals; Coronary artery disease; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - mortality; Coronaviruses; Databases, Factual; Death; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Estimates; Fatalities; Global Health; Health risks; Heart diseases; Heterogeneity; Humans; Hypertension; Intensive care; Laboratories; Mechanical ventilation; Meta-analysis; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Mortality; Odds Ratio; Patients; Public health; Respiratory diseases; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Sex; Statistical analysis; Studies; Surveillance; Systematic review; Ventilation; Ventilators; Middle East; Ascertainment bias; Comorbidity; Case fatality ratio; Middle East respiratory syndrome

While the risk of severe complications of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and its determinants have been explored in previous studies, a systematic analysis of published articles with different designs and populations has yet to be conducted. The present study aimed to systematically review...