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Title: SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: the Euro-COVIMID multicentre cross-sectional study
Authors: Saadoun, David
Vieira, Matheus
Vautier, Mathieu
Baraliakos, Xenofon
Andreica, Ioana
Silva, José A. P. da 
Sousa, Marlene
Luís, Mariana 
Khmelinskii, Nikita
Gracía, José María Alvaro
Castrejon, Isabel
Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Nieto
Scirè, Carlo Alberto
Silvagni, Ettore
Bortoluzzi, Alessandra
Penn, Henry
Hamdulay, Shahir
Machado, Pedro M
Fautrel, Bruno
Cacoub, Patrice
Resche-Rigon, Matthieu
Gossec, Laure
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Elsevier
Serial title, monograph or event: The Lancet Rheumatology
Volume: 3
Issue: 7
Abstract: Background The COVID-19 pandemic has raised numerous questions among patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases regarding potential reciprocal effects of COVID-19 and their underlying disease, and potential effects of immunomodulatory therapy on outcomes related to COVID-19. The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and factors associated with symptomatic COVID-19 in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases are still unclear. The Euro-COVIMID study aimed to determine the serological and clinical prevalence of COVID-19 among patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, as well as factors associated with COVID-19 occurrence and the impact of the pandemic in its management. Methods In this multicentre cross-sectional study, patients aged 18 years or older with a clinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, or giant cell arteritis were recruited from six tertiary referral centres in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the UK. Demographics, comorbidities, treatments, and recent disease flares, as well as information on COVID-19 symptoms, were collected through a questionnaire completed by participants. SARS-CoV-2 serology was systematically tested. The main outcome was the serological and clinical prevalence of COVID-19. Factors associated with symptomatic COVID-19 were assessed by multivariable logistic regression, and incidence of recent disease flares, changes in treatments for underlying disease, and the reasons for treatment changes were also assessed. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04397237. Findings Between June 7 and Dec 8, 2020, 3136 patients with an immune-mediated inflammatory disease answered the questionnaire. 3028 patients (median age 58 years [IQR 46–67]; 2239 [73·9%] women and 789 [26·1%] men) with symptomatic COVID-19, serological data, or both were included in analyses. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were detected in 166 (5·5% [95% CI 4·7–6·4]) of 3018 patients who had serology tests. Symptomatic COVID-19 occurred in 122 (4·0% [95% CI 3·4–4·8]) of 3028 patients, of whom 24 (19·7%) were admitted to hospital and four (3·3%) died. Factors associated with symptomatic COVID-19 were higher concentrations of C-reactive protein (odds ratio 1·18, 95% CI 1·05–1·33; p=0·0063), and higher numbers of recent disease flares (1·27, 1·02–1·58; p=0·030), whereas use of biological therapy was associated with reduced risk (0·51, 0·32–0·82; p=0·0057). At least one disease flare occurred in 654 (21·6%) of 3028 patients. Over the study period, 519 (20·6%) of 2514 patients had treatment changes, of which 125 (24·1%) were due to the pandemic. Interpretation This study provides key insights into the epidemiology and risk factors of COVID-19 among patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Overall, immunosuppressants do not seem to be deleterious in this scenario, and the control of inflammatory activity seems to be key when facing the pandemic
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/95846
ISSN: 26659913
DOI: 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00112-0
Rights: openAccess
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