Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Particulate Matter Exposure: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Particulate matter (PM) exposure is responsible for seven million deaths annually and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of respiratory infections such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Understanding modifiable risk factors of high mortality, resource burdensome C19 and exposure risks such as PM is key to mitigating their devastating effects. This systematic review focuses on the literature available, identifying the spatial and temporal variation in the role of quantified PM exposure in SARS disease outcome and planning our future experimental studies.

Methods

The systematic review utilized keywords adhered to the PRISMA guidelines. We included original human research studies in English.

Results

Initial search yielded N = 906, applic

SUBMITTER: Podury S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9962044 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature