id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-330807-abi8pra7 Garcia-Pachon, Eduardo Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization 2020-07-04 .txt text/plain 1471 96 52 title: Asthma prevalence in patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection detected by RT-PCR not requiring hospitalization INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of asthma in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 has been studied and varies widely in the different series. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 218 patients (58% of those who tested positive) did not require hospitalization; they had a median age of 45 years (IQR 34–57) and 57% were female. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of asthma in a consecutive series of patients who tested positive in the RT-PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 and did not require hospital admission. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of asthma in a consecutive series of patients who tested positive in the RT-PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 and did not require hospital admission. For this reason we have analyzed the presence of asthma in a consecutive series of patients who tested positive in the RT-PCR assay [12] for SARS-CoV-2 and did not require hospital admission. ./cache/cord-330807-abi8pra7.txt ./txt/cord-330807-abi8pra7.txt