Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization

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INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of asthma in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 has been studied and varies widely in the different series. However, the prevalence in SARS-infected patients not requiring hospitalization is not known. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of asthma in a consecutive series of patients who tested positive in the RT-PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 and did not require hospital admission.

METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 218 patients (58% of those who tested positive) did not require hospitalization; they had a median age of 45 years (IQR 34-57) and 57% were female. Six patients (2.8%) had a previous diagnosis of asthma. Only one patient developed a mild aggravation of asthma symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

CONCLUSIONS: Few patients with asthma were infected by SARS-CoV-2, and this infection was not a significant cause of asthma exacerbation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:171

Enthalten in:

Respiratory medicine - 171(2020) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 106084

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garcia-Pachon, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Zamora-Molina, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Soler-Sempere, Maria J [VerfasserIn]
Baeza-Martinez, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Grau-Delgado, Justo [VerfasserIn]
Canto-Reig, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Ramon-Sanchez, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Padilla-Navas, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Garcia, Montserrat [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalo-Jimenez, Nieves [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Asthma
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Observational Study
Prevalence
Risk factors

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Date Completed 24.09.2020

Date Revised 28.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106084

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NLM312354916