Asian Pac J Allergy
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Asian Pac J Allergy · Apr 2021
Asthma does not increase COVID-19 mortality and poor outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mentioned Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with moderate or severe asthma as a high risk group for severe illness. While WHO mentioned only chronic respiratory diseases, not specifically asthma as a risk factor for severe illness. There has been asthma prevalence discrepancy in studies of COVID-19 across the world. ⋯ Our study showed that asthma was not associated with severe COVID-19, mortality, and other poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19.