Publications by authors named "Brian K Kirui"

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  • Assessing COVID-19 risk in asthma patients is complex because the impact of risk factors varies significantly among different age groups, which can lead to misleading insights if studied together.
  • The study examined 201,140 asthma patients from the Swedish National Airway Register, analyzing COVID-19 outcomes like infection rates, hospitalization, and mortality from January 2020 to February 2021, with specific attention to age-related factors.
  • Results showed distinct differences in risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths across age groups, highlighting the importance of asthma control, lung function, and other health conditions, with serious outcomes primarily occurring in patients aged 40 and older.
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  • A study investigated the effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) using a Swedish population database during 2020.
  • Regular ICS exposure showed only minor increases in the onset of COVID-19, hospitalization, and death in both the general population and COPD subpopulation, with some exceptions in ICU admissions.
  • In hospitalized COPD patients, ICS therapy significantly reduced the risk of progressing to ICU admission and death, suggesting that continuing ICS treatment is safe and beneficial for these patients.
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  • The study investigates the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on patient outcomes (infection, hospitalization, ICU admission, and death) among individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Sweden.
  • The research analyzed data from 87,472 COPD patients, revealing that unvaccinated individuals faced higher risks of severe outcomes based on factors like age, sex, education level, marital status, and existing health conditions.
  • Vaccination was found to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, suggesting that while the risk factors remained, the severity was lessened among vaccinated patients.
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