The association between severe or dead COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.065. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

The association between severe or dead COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ming Liu¹, Ya Gao², Yuejun Zhang³, Shuzhen Shi², Yamin Chen⁴, Jinhui Tian⁵

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¹ Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Wuwei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuwei 733000, China.
² Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
³ Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Wuwei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuwei 733000, China.
⁴ Evidence-Based Nursing Center, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
⁵ Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Evidence-Based Nursing Center, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Evidence-Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China. Electronic address: tianjh@lzu.edu.cn.

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PMCID: PMC7264926
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.065

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The association between severe or dead COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ming Liu et al. J Infect. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;81(3):e93-e95.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.065. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Authors

Ming Liu¹, Ya Gao², Yuejun Zhang³, Shuzhen Shi², Yamin Chen⁴, Jinhui Tian⁵

Affiliations

¹ Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Wuwei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuwei 733000, China.
² Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
³ Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Wuwei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuwei 733000, China.
⁴ Evidence-Based Nursing Center, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
⁵ Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Evidence-Based Nursing Center, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Evidence-Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China. Electronic address: tianjh@lzu.edu.cn.

PMID: 32502509
PMCID: PMC7264926
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.065

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Keywords: COVID-19; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Severity; autoimmune disease.

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Association between autoimmune disease and COVID-19 disease (A: Severe versus Non-severe patients; B: Death versus Survival).

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[1] Chen T., Wu D., Chen H. Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study [published correction appears in BMJ. 2020 Mar 31;368:m1295]. BMJ. 2020;368:m1091. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1091. Published 2020 Mar 26. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Chen T., Wu D., Chen H. Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study [published correction appears in BMJ. 2020 Mar 31;368:m1295]. BMJ. 2020;368:m1091. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1091. Published 2020 Mar 26. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Mao R., Qiu Y., He J.S. Manifestations and prognosis of gastrointestinal and liver involvement in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 12] Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30126-6. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Mao R., Qiu Y., He J.S. Manifestations and prognosis of gastrointestinal and liver involvement in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 12] Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30126-6. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Wei Y.Y., Wang R.R., Zhang D.W. Risk factors for severe COVID-19: Evidence from 167 hospitalized patients in Anhui, China [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 17] J Infect. 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.010. S0163-4453(20)30219-X. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Wei Y.Y., Wang R.R., Zhang D.W. Risk factors for severe COVID-19: Evidence from 167 hospitalized patients in Anhui, China [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 17] J Infect. 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.010. S0163-4453(20)30219-X. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Wang L., He W.B., Yu X.M., Liu H.F., Zhou W.J., Jiang H., Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi, 2020; 56(0):E009. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200313-00202. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Wang L., He W.B., Yu X.M., Liu H.F., Zhou W.J., Jiang H., Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi, 2020; 56(0):E009. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200313-00202. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Du R.H., Liu L.M., Yin W. Hospitalization and Critical Care of 109 Decedents with COVID-19 Pneumonia in Wuhan, China [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 7] Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202003-225OC. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Du R.H., Liu L.M., Yin W. Hospitalization and Critical Care of 109 Decedents with COVID-19 Pneumonia in Wuhan, China [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 7] Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202003-225OC. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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