Chronic respiratory diseases are predictors of severe outcome in COVID-19 hospitalised patients: a nationwide study

Conclusions
Patients with prior respiratory diseases were globally less likely to be hospitalised for COVID-19 than for influenza, but were at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 and had a higher mortality rate compared with influenza patients and patients without a history of respiratory illness.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Beltramo, G., Cottenet, J., Mariet, A.-S., Georges, M., Piroth, L., Tubert-Bitter, P., Bonniaud, P., Quantin, C. Tags: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis Original Articles: COVID-19 Source Type: research