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SUBMITTER: Lee SC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733453 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Sang Chul SC Son Kang Ju KJ Han Chang Hoon CH Jung Ji Ye JY Park Seon Cheol SC
Scientific reports 20201211 1
The severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with various comorbidities. However, no studies have yet demonstrated the potential risk of respiratory failure and mortality in COVID-19 patients with pre-existing asthma. We selected 7272 adult COVID-19 patients from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment COVID-19 database for this nationwide retrospective cohort study. Among these, 686 patients with asthma were assessed by their severities and evaluated by the clinica ...[more]