Association of Pregnancy With Coronavirus Cytokine Storm: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, spreading to the rest of the globe, becoming a pandemic. Some studies have shown an association between pregnancy status and severe COVID-19 with a cytokine storm, whereas others have shown contrasting results.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between pregnancy status and the clinical COVID-19 severity characterized by the cytokine storm through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

We searched the Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase databases to identify clinical studies suitable for inclusion in this meta-analysis. Studies reporting pregnancy status and comparing the COVID-19 severity cytokine storm outcome were included. COVID-1

SUBMITTER: Muthuka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature