Characteristics of Adults Aged 18–49 Years Without Underlying Conditions Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United States: COVID-NET—March–August 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Owusu, Daniel ; Kim, Lindsay ; O’Halloran, Alissa ; Whitaker, Michael ; Piasecki, Alexandra M ; Reingold, Arthur ; Alden, Nisha B ; Maslar, Amber ; Anderson, Evan J ; Ryan, Patricia A ; Kim, Sue ; Como-Sabetti, Kathryn ; Hancock, Emily B ; Muse, Alison ; Bennett, Nancy M ; Billing, Laurie M ; Sutton, Melissa ; Talbot, H Keipp ; Ortega, Jake ; Brammer, Lynnette ; Fry, Alicia M ; Hall, Aron J ; Garg, Shikha
• Corporate Authors:
  COVID-NET Surveillance Teama CummingsCharisse NHolsteinRachelKambhampatiAnitaMeadorSethWorthamJonathan MChaiShua JKawasakiBreannaYousey-HindesKimberlyOpenoKyle PMonroeMaya LReegLibbyLynfieldRuthEisenbergNancyBarneyGrant RFelsenChristina BShiltzJessicaWestNicoleSchaffnerWilliamPriceAndrea
• Description:
  Among 513 adults aged 18-49 years without underlying medical conditions hospitalized with COVID-19 during March-August 2020, 22% were admitted to intensive care unit; 10% required mechanical ventilation; and three patients died (0.6%). These data demonstrate that healthy younger adults can develop severe COVID-19.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Hospitalization Humans Intensive Care Units Laboratories Middle Aged SARS-CoV-2 Young Adult

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• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 2020;
• Pubmed ID:
  33270136
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7799269
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f8d7fa7ade222efb0dd93d0103c1e873fc1e67347cb18d9d974611a91dbda5f3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102941/cdc_102941_DS1.pdf
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