Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, retrospective, observational study

• Published in: Journal of thoracic disease Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 1811 - 1823
• Main Authors: Wu, Fan, Zhou, Yumin, Wang, Zhongfang, Xie, Min, Shi, Zhe, Tang, Zhiqiang, Li, Xiaohe, Li, Xiaochen, Lei, Chunliang, Li, Yimin, Ni, Zhengyi, Hu, Yu, Liu, Xiaoqing, Yin, Wenguang, Cheng, Linling, Ye, Feng, Peng, Jieqi, Huang, Lingmei, Tian, Jia, Zhang, Lingjuan, Mo, Xiaoneng, Zhang, Ying, Hu, Ke, Jiang, Yongliang, Guan, Weijie, Xiang, Jie, Liu, Yingxia, Peng, Yixiang, Wei, Li, Hu, Yahua, Peng, Peng, Wang, Jianming, Liu, Jiyang, Huang, Wei, Chen, Ruchong, Zhao, Jianping, Li, Shiyue, Zhang, Nuofu, Zhao, Jincun, Zhong, Nanshan, Ran, Pixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Original; Clinical characteristics; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a global pandemic disease, with more than 4 million cases and nearly 300,000 deaths. Little is known about COVID-19 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to evaluate the influence of preexisting COPD on the progress and o...