Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of asthma in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 has been studied and varies widely in the different series. However, the prevalence in SARS-infected patients not requiring hospitalization is not known. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of asthma...

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Autores principales: Garcia-Pachon, Eduardo, Zamora-Molina, Lucia, Soler-Sempere, Maria J., Baeza-Martinez, Carlos, Grau-Delgado, Justo, Canto-Reig, Vicente, Ramon-Sanchez, Antonio, Padilla-Navas, Isabel, Ruiz-Garcia, Montserrat, Gonzalo-Jimenez, Nieves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32658837
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106084
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of asthma in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 has been studied and varies widely in the different series. However, the prevalence in SARS-infected patients not requiring hospitalization is not known. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of asthma in a consecutive series of patients who tested positive in the RT-PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 and did not require hospital admission. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 218 patients (58% of those who tested positive) did not require hospitalization; they had a median age of 45 years (IQR 34–57) and 57% were female. Six patients (2.8%) had a previous diagnosis of asthma. Only one patient developed a mild aggravation of asthma symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS: Few patients with asthma were infected by SARS-CoV-2, and this infection was not a significant cause of asthma exacerbation.

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