Progression to a severe form of COVID-19 among patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Viral respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2 infection, can trigger respiratory symptoms among patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases, leading to exacerbations and hospitalizations. Despite the tropism of SARS-CoV-2 into the respiratory tract, chronic respiratory diseases do not seem to be risk factors for severe forms of COVID-19.

Objectives

To assess whether hospitalized patients for COVID-19 with chronic respiratory diseases were at lower risk of developing a severe form than other patients.

Methods

This French study included patients admitted to hospital in COVID-19 ward, suffering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection, diagnosed on RT-PCR or chest computed tomography associated with clinical symptoms, from March 15 to June 30, 2020. Ambulatory

SUBMITTER: Basin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8718099 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature