Clinical course and risk factors for severe COVID-19 among Italian patients with cystic fibrosis: a study within the Italian Cystic Fibrosis Society.

Carla ColomboMarco CipolliValeria DaccòPaola MedinoFederico AlghisiMaura AmbroniRaffaele BadolatoFiorella BattistiniElisabetta BignaminiRosaria CasciaroFabiana CicirielloMirella ColluraIsabella ComelloMichela FrancalanciFrancesca FiciliAnna FolinoSalvatore LeonardiGiuseppina LeonettiMaria Cristina LucantoFrancesca LuccaMassimo MaschioValeria MencariniBarbara MessoreGiovanna PisiGiovanna PizzamiglioPiercarlo PoliValeria RaiaLuca RiberiMirco RosNovella RotoloAngela SepeGiovanni TaccettiPamela VitulloGianfranco Alicandro

Published in: Infection (2021)

Clinical features indicative of severe form of CF are associated with increased risk of COVID-19 hospitalization. SARS-CoV-2 infected patients do not experience a deterioration of respiratory function.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
sars cov
pseudomonas aeruginosa
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
lung function
early onset