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Editor, Senior Moderator
Respir Med
. 2020 Jul 4;171:106084.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106084. Online ahead of print.
Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization
Eduardo Garcia-Pachon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lucia Zamora-Molina[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Maria J Soler-Sempere[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Carlos Baeza-Martinez[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Justo Grau-Delgado[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vicente Canto-Reig[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Antonio Ramon-Sanchez[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Isabel Padilla-Navas[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Montserrat Ruiz-Garcia[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Nieves Gonzalo-Jimenez[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Asthma; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Prevalence; Risk factors.
. 2020 Jul 4;171:106084.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106084. Online ahead of print.
Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization
Eduardo Garcia-Pachon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lucia Zamora-Molina[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Maria J Soler-Sempere[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Carlos Baeza-Martinez[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Justo Grau-Delgado[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vicente Canto-Reig[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Antonio Ramon-Sanchez[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Isabel Padilla-Navas[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Montserrat Ruiz-Garcia[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Nieves Gonzalo-Jimenez[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32658837
- DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106084
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Asthma; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Prevalence; Risk factors.