COVID-19 in older adults

Aman Nanda; Naga Venkata Rama Krishna Vura; Stefan Gravenstein

doi:10.1007/s40520-020-01581-5

COVID-19 in older adults

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Jul;32(7):1199-1202. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01581-5. Epub 2020 May 10.

Authors

Aman Nanda¹, Naga Venkata Rama Krishna Vura¹, Stefan Gravenstein^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593, Eddy Street, POB 438, Providence, USA.
² Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593, Eddy Street, POB 438, Providence, USA. Stefan_Gravenstein@brown.edu.
³ Department of Health Services Policy and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, USA. Stefan_Gravenstein@brown.edu.
⁴ Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence, USA. Stefan_Gravenstein@brown.edu.

Abstract

The advent of the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 pandemic has generated a lot of publications at a rapid pace. We know that older adults disproportionately suffer the most severe of COVID outcomes. Here we attempt to coalesce the key knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 biology to the disease and clinical care concepts in the context of older adults.

Keywords: COVID-19; Elderly; Management; Prevention; SARS-CoV-2; Transmission.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
SARS-CoV-2