Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization - 09/09/20
, Lucia Zamora-Molina a, Maria J. Soler-Sempere a, Carlos Baeza-Martinez a, Justo Grau-Delgado a, Vicente Canto-Reig c, Antonio Ramon-Sanchez c, Isabel Padilla-Navas a, Montserrat Ruiz-Garcia d, Nieves Gonzalo-Jimenez d
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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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Asthma, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Prevalence, Risk factors
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