Association of Short-term Air Pollution Exposure With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Young Adults in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mounting ecological evidence shows an association between short-term air pollution exposure and COVID-19, yet no study has examined this association on an individual level.

Objective

To estimate the association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infection among Swedish young adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This time-stratified case-crossover study linked the prospective BAMSE (Children, Allergy Milieu, Stockholm, Epidemiology [in Swedish]) birth cohort to the Swedish national infectious disease registry to identify cases with positive results for SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing from May 5, 2020, to March 31, 2021. Case day was defined as the date of the PCR test, whereas the dates with the same d

SUBMITTER: Yu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature