Surgical removal of tonsils and risk of COVID-19: a nested case–control study using data from UK Biobank and AMORIS Cohort

Surgical removal of tonsils and risk of COVID-19: a nested case–control study using data from UK Biobank and AMORIS Cohort

Abstract Background To investigate the association between surgical removal of tonsils and risk of COVID-19 with different severity. Methods Through a nested case–control study during January 31st to December 31st 2020, including 58,888 participants of the UK Biobank, we investigated the association...

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Main Authors: Yanping Yang, Kejia Hu, Karin Modig, Maria Feychting, Imre Janszky, Niklas Hammar, Fang Fang, Zhe Zhang, Dang Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Tonsillectomy
COVID-19
Risk factor
SARS-CoV-2
UK Biobank
AMORIS Cohort
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03587-6
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