Systematic review of the prevalence of current smoking among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China: could nicotine be a therapeutic option?: Comment.

Autor: Rajput DV; Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, YCMM and RDF's Dental College and Hospital, 166/1, Vadgaon Gupta, Shendi MIDC, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, 414003, India. drrajput13@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Internal and emergency medicine [Intern Emerg Med] 2021 Jan; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 233-234. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02396-y
Abstrakt: This is a comment on the low prevalence of smokers in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, citing the possible role of squamous cell metaplasia, which is commonly associated with smokers.
Databáze: MEDLINE