Do chronic respiratory diseases or their treatment affect the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):436-438. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30167-3. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Authors

David M G Halpin¹, Rosa Faner², Oriol Sibila², Joan Ramon Badia², Alvar Agusti²

Affiliations

¹ University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK. Electronic address: d.halpin@nhs.net.
² Respiratory Institute, Hospital Clinic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, University of Barcelona and National Spanish Network for Respiratory Research, Barcelona, Spain.

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Chronic Disease
Coronavirus Infections / complications
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / complications
Respiratory Tract Diseases / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / therapy
SARS-CoV-2