Low mortality of people living with diabetes mellitus diagnosed with COVID-19 and managed at a field hospital in Western Cape Province, South Africa

Background. The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared an international pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Throughout the pandemic, the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and more severe COVID-19 has been well described internationally, with limited data...

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Published in:	South African medical journal Vol. 111; no. 10; pp. 961 - 967
Main Authors:	van der Westhuizen, J-N, Hussey, N, Zietsman, M, Saldulker, N, Manning, K, Dave, J A, Bulajic, B, Ras, T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	South Africa Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG) 01-10-2021 Health & Medical Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Care and treatment Complications and side effects COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - mortality Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus - mortality Female Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals, Mobile Humans Male Middle Aged Mobile Health Units Patient outcomes Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Risk Factors Services South Africa - epidemiology Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data Young Adult South Africa
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