Imperial College London
Dr Sophie Coronini-Cronberg

Dr Sophie Coronini-Cronberg

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Honorary Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Grundy:2020:tid/124788,
author = {Grundy, E and Suddek, T and Filippidis, F and Majeed, A and Coronini-Cronberg, S},
doi = {tid/124788},
journal = {Tobacco Induced Diseases},
pages = {1--11},
title = {Smoking, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a review of reviews considering implications for public health policy and practice},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/124788},
volume = {18},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - IntroductionThere has been significant speculation regarding the association between Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and smoking.We provide an overview of the available literature regarding the association between smoking, risk ofSARS-CoV-2 infection, and risk of severe COVID-19 and poor clinical outcomes, with the aim ofinforming public health policy and practice in England.MethodsPublications were identified utilising a systematic search approach on PUBMED and Google Scholar.Publications presenting a systematic review or meta-analysis considering the association betweensmoking and SARS-COV-2 infection or COVID-19 outcomes were included.ResultsEight studies were identified. One considered the relationship between smoking and the probability ofSARS-CoV-2 infection, three considered the association between COVID-19 hospitalisation andsmoking history and six reviewed the association between smoking history and development ofsevere COVID-19. One study specifically investigated the risk of mortality. The studies consideringrisk of severe disease indicate that there is a significant association between COVID-19 and currentor ever smoking.ConclusionsThis is a rapidly evolving topic. Current analysis remains limited due to the quality of primary data,although early results indicate an association between smoking and COVID-19 severity. We highlyrecommend public health messaging to continue focusing on smoking cessation efforts.
AU  - Grundy,E
AU  - Suddek,T
AU  - Filippidis,F
AU  - Majeed,A
AU  - Coronini-Cronberg,S
DO  - tid/124788
EP  - 11
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1617-9625
SP  - 1
TI  - Smoking, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a review of reviews considering implications for public health policy and practice
T2  - Tobacco Induced Diseases
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tid/124788
UR  - http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Smoking-SARS-CoV-2-and-COVID-19-A-review-of-reviews-considering-implications-for,124788,0,2.html
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/80292
VL  - 18
ER  -
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