Allergy and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) international survey: Real-life data from the allergy community during the pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 outbreak brought an unprecedented challenge to the world. Knowledge in the field has been increasing exponentially and the main allergy societies have produced guidance documents for better management of allergic patients during this period. However, few publications so far have provided real-life data from the allergy community concerning allergy practice during the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, we proposed an international survey on the management of allergic patients during the current pandemic.

Methods

We performed an online survey undertaken to reach out the worldwide allergy community by e-mail and social media. The web-based questionnaire contained 24 questions covering demographic data from the participants, clinical practice during this perio

SUBMITTER: Tanno LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847410 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature