Drinking no-links to the severity of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

We read with interest a study published in your journal. Zhaohai Zheng and colleagues through a systematic review of clinical trials found that smoking was risk factors for disease progression in patients with COVID-19.1 However, there is no study to show whether the severity of (Coronavirus disease 2019) COVID-19 is related to drinking. Only some studies have shown that no substantial difference was observed in the habits of drinking between severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients.2,3 But these studies drew conclusions only based on the cohort study which the sample size is limited.

Source: Journal of Infection - May 27, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ming Liu, Ya Gao, Shuzhen Shi, Yamin Chen, Kelu Yang, Jinhui Tian Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research