Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization
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 consecuti...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Respiratory medicine 2020-09, Vol.171, p.106084-106084, Article 106084 |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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.
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.
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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ISSN: | 0954-6111 1532-3064 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106084 |