Susceptibility to and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection according to prescription drug use–an observational study of 46,506 Danish healthcare workers

It is not well investigated whether exposure to specific drug classes is associated with COVID-19. We investigated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 among healthcare workers according to prescription drug use. We conducted an observational study among Danish healthcare workers. SA...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 19; no. 11; p. e0311260
Main Authors:	Eiken, Aleksander, Bliddal, Sofie, Villumsen, Marie, Iversen, Kasper K., Bundgaard, Henning, Hasselbach, Rasmus B., Kristensen, Jonas H., Nielsen, Pernille B., Pries-Heje, Mia M., Knudsen, Andreas D., Fogh, Kamille, Norsk, Jakob B., Andersen, Ove, Fischer, Thea K., Dessau, Ram B., Ostrowski, Sisse R., Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Ditlev, Sisse B., Gybel-Brask, Mikkel, Sørensen, Erik, Harritshøj, Lene H., Folke, Fredrik, Benfield, Thomas, Engsig, Frederik N., Poulsen, Henrik E., Ullum, Henrik, Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla, Nielsen, Susanne D., Rungby, Jørgen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 27.11.2024 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adult Allergic diseases Asthma Biology and life sciences Body mass index Calcium Calcium channel blockers Calcium Channel Blockers - therapeutic use Calcium channels Cardiovascular disease Case-Control Studies Chronic illnesses Chronic infection COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology Denmark - epidemiology Diabetes Disease prevention Disease Susceptibility Disease transmission Diuretics Drug interaction Drug use Drugs Enzymes Evaluation Exposure Female Health aspects Health care Health Personnel Health risks Hospitals Humans Hypertension Immune system Infections Kidney diseases Lung diseases Male Medical personnel Medicine and health sciences Middle Aged Observational studies Occupational exposure Pandemics People and Places Prescription drugs Prescription Drugs - therapeutic use Questionnaires Regression analysis Research and Analysis Methods Respiratory tract diseases Risk assessment Risk Factors Risk taking SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification Self report Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Severity of Illness Index Social Sciences Statistical analysis Steroids Viral diseases Denmark
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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