Sex- or Gender-specific Differences in the Clinical Presentation, Outcome, and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2
Author Department
Emergency Medicine
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
1-2021
Abstract
This review describes the sex and gender differences in COVID-19 presentation, treatment, and outcomes. We discuss the differences between the sexes in susceptibility to infection, the role of sex chromosomes on the body's immunologic response and the influence of hormones on the body's response to the virus. Additionally, the sex differences in clinical and laboratory presentation, complications of infection and outcomes, as well as differences in response to treatment and prevention are reviewed.
Keywords: Immunology; Sars Cov2; long haulers; sex and gender based medicine; sex-disaggregated analysis.
Recommended Citation
Wolfe J, Safdar B, Madsen TE, Sethuraman KN, Becker B, Greenberg MR, McGregor AJ. Sex- or Gender-specific Differences in the Clinical Presentation, Outcome, and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2. Clin Ther. 2021 Jan 16:S0149-2918(21)00019-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2021.01.015. Epub ahead of print.
PMID
33583576