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Patients with Down Syndrome and COVID-19 Pneumonia Requiring Ventilatory Support: A Case Series
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality found in humans. In Oman, the birth prevalence of DS is 2.4 in 1000 (about 120 affected births per year). Underlying compromised cardiopulmonary status and intellectual disabilities predispose these patients to be particularly vulnerable to serious respirato …