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CHAGAS DISEASE MORTALITY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC: A BRAZILIAN REFERRAL CENTER EXPERIENCE
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Background: We investigated the mortality rates of patients with Chagas disease (CD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and assessed the association between this mortality and CD clinical presentation and comorbidities.
Methods: This was an observational retrospective study with clinical data retrieved from medical records.
Results: Comorbidities were more prevalent among patients who died from COVID-19 than those who died from other causes. The proportion of patients according to CD clinical presentation was similar between the two groups.
Conclusions: The prevalence of comorbidities seems to be related to a poorer prognosis in CD and COVID-19.
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