Open AccessRisk stratification and geographical mapping of Brazilian inflammatory bowel disease patients during the COVID-19 outbreak: Results from a nationwide survey
Author(s) -
Natália Sousa Freitas Queiroz,
Fábio Vieira Teixeira,
Marina Pamponet Motta,
Liliana Andrade Chebli,
Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino,
Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins,
Abel Botelho Quaresma,
Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva,
Adérson Omar Mourão Cintra Damião,
Rogério Saad-Hossne,
Paulo Gustavo Kotze
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v27.i12.1226
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , covid-19 , outbreak , medicine , inflammatory bowel diseases , risk stratification , epidemiology , crohn's disease , disease , geography , environmental health , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still evolving globally, and Brazil is currently one of the most affected countries. It is still debated whether patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at a higher risk for developing COVID-19 or its complications.