COVID-19: Case Fatality Rate (CFR) & Infection Fatality Rate (IFR)
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „COVID-19: Case Fatality Rate (CFR) & Infection Fatality Rate (IFR)“ von Sean Elliott, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 3 – Internal Medicine“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
What is TRUE regarding the case fatality rate/ratio (CFR) in a pandemic?
- It overestimates the death rate since the number of documented infectious cases is smaller than the number of true infectious cases.
- It is calculated by the number of documented cases divided by the number of deaths.
- It is lower than the infection fatality rate (IFR).
- It includes both documented and asymptomatic cases.
- It is more accurate than the infection fatality rate (IFR).
What comorbid medical condition increases the fatality rate the most in patients with COVID-19?
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer/immunosuppression
- Diabetes
- Chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD
- Hypertension
What is TRUE regarding the infection fatality rate (IFR)?
- It is a more accurate measurement than the CFR.
- It only includes documented cases.
- It overestimates the true death rate.
- It is a constant with regard to age distribution, comorbidities, and access to medical care among individuals.
- It is always higher than the case fatality rate.
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Dozent des Vortrages COVID-19: Case Fatality Rate (CFR) & Infection Fatality Rate (IFR)
Sean Elliott, MD
Dr. Sean Elliott is the Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Associate Chair for the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Arizona, USA.
He obtained his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1993. Currently, he is Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at the University of Arizona Medical Center.
He devotes time to Quality Improvement, graduate medical education efficacy and his scholarship with the Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (THMEP).
Within Lecturio, Dr. Elliott teaches courses on Microbiology.
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