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Table 2 Clinical studies of COVID-19 in CF

From: Systematic review: cystic fibrosis in the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic

Citation

Countries reporting

Sample size (n)

Study design

Main findings

Cosgriff et al. [18]

Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, UK, USA

40

Multinational cohort observational

Incidence of COVID-19 in CF was 0.07%, compared to 0.15% in general population

    

Clinical features of COVID-19 similar in CF and general population

    

No deaths in cohort

McClenaghan et al. [19]

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and USA

181

Multinational cohort observational

Post-transplant individuals (18%) and FEV1 < 70% were hospitalized at significantly higher rates

    

7 deaths in cohort (3 post-transplant)

Corvol et al. [20]

France

31

Prospective cohort

Incidence of COVID-19 in CF was 0.41%, 93% less than general population

    

Post-transplant individuals (39%) received supplemental oxygen and were hospitalized at significantly higher rates

    

No deaths in cohort

Mondejar-Lopez et al. [21]

Spain

8

Retrospective descriptive cohort

Incidence of COVID-19 in CF was 0.32%, compared to 0.49% in general Spanish population

    

Pediatric subset was not hospitalized, but all adults were

    

No deaths in cohort

Bain et al. [22]

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US

105

Multinational cohort observational

29% asymptomatic

    

FEV1 of hospitalized children significantly lower than non-hospitalized

    

No deaths directly attributed to COVID-19 in cohort

Moeller et al. [23]

N/Aa

14

Survey

7 individuals (50%) were hospitalized, with 3 in the PICU

    

No deaths in sample

  1. CF cystic fibrosis, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, PICU pediatric intensive care unit, UK United Kingdom, USA Unites States of America.
  2. aThe survey stratified patients by asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and other respiratory conditions but did not specify the number of countries for each condition