Estimating COVID-19 Infection and Severity Risks in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis : A Korean Nationwide Cohort Study

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BACKGROUND: Basic studies suggest that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can affect chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), but there is unclear real-world evidence regarding the association of underlying CRS with the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine whether CRS is associated with increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19.

METHODS: Altogether, 219,959 adult patients who tested for SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea from January 1 to May 15, 2020 (excluding self-referral) were identified in this nested case-control study with propensity score matching. Data on SARS-CoV-2 test results and COVID-19 worsened outcomes (ie, the need for oxygen therapy, intensive care, or mechanical ventilation, and death) were obtained from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of Korea.

RESULTS: In this matched cohort, 380 of 12,217 patients with CRS (3.1%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared with 310 patients without CRS (2.5%; adjusted odds ratio = 1.22; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.42). Moreover, 60 of 286 COVID-19 patients with CRS (21.0%) had severe COVID-19 outcomes, compared with 38 without CRS (13.3%; adjusted odds ratio = 1.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-2.71). Subgroup analysis identified that CRS patients with an absence of nasal polyps, prior intranasal corticosteroid use, or nonatopic type had a greater risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with CRS, prior intranasal corticosteroid use, the absence of nasal polyps, or nonatopic type was associated with increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in the Korean nationwide cohort. Clinicians should be cautious in determining prognosis and care for patients with CRS amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 9(2021), 6 vom: 20. Juni, Seite 2262-2271.e2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Seung Won [VerfasserIn]
Kim, So Young [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Sung Yong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jee Myung [VerfasserIn]
Ha, Eun Kyo [VerfasserIn]
Jee, Hye Mi [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Jae Il [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Seong Ho [VerfasserIn]
Yon, Dong Keon [VerfasserIn]
Suh, Dong In [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Intranasal corticosteroids
Journal Article
Nasal polyp
Severe acute respiratory syndrome 2

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Date Completed 15.06.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaip.2021.03.044

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NLM324845170