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 |