Prior respiratory syncytial viral infection contributes to severe COVID-19 illness: A nationwide cohort study

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Research Center for Pulmonary Disorders, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
• ² Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
• ³ Department of Medical Informatics, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
• ⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
• ⁵ Respiratory Drug Development Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
• ⁶ Laboratory of Respiratory Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea.