ArticleAllergy2021
COVID-19 pandemic: Practical considerations on the organization of an allergy clinic-An EAACI/ARIA Position Paper.
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78 authors at 20 institutions in 31 countries.
Oliver PfaarDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Rhinology and Allergy, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4374-9639
Ludger KlimekCenter for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2455-0192
Marek JutelDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Wrocław Medical University, and ALL-MED Medical Research Institute, Wrocław, Poland.
Cezmi A AkdisSwiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8020-019X
Jean BousquetDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Comprehensive Allergy Center Charité, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, a Member of GA2LEN, Berlin, Germany.
Heimo BreitenederInstitute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2022-8689
Sharon ChinthrajahSean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Zuzana DiamantDepartment of Respiratory Medicine & Allergology, Institute for Clinical Science, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0133-0100
Thomas EiweggerTranslational Medicine Program, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2914-7829
Wytske J FokkensDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hans-Walter FritschDepartment of Information-Technology (IT), University Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Kari C NadeauSean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2146-2955
Robyn E O'HehirAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Liam O'MahonyDepartments of Medicine and Microbiology, APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-4705-3583
Winfried RiefDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Vanitha SampathSean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Manfred SchedlowskiInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany.
María José TorresAllergy Unit, Malaga Regional University Hospital-UMA-ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5228-471X
Claudia Traidl-HoffmannChair and Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Augsburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5085-5179
De Yun WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Luo ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0910-9884
Matteo BoniniDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3042-0765
Randolf BrehlerDepartment of Allergology, Occupational Dermatology and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Helen Annaruth BroughChildren's Allergy Service, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7203-0813
Tomás ChivatoSchool of Medicine, University CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5403-0964
Stefano R Del GiaccoDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4517-1749
Stephanie DramburgDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9303-3260
Radoslaw GawlikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Allergology, Clinical Immunology Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Aslı GelincikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology and Allergic Diseases, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3524-9952
Karin Hoffmann-SommergruberInstitute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8830-058X
Valerie HoxDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2390-294X
Edward F KnolDepartments of Immunology and Dermatology/Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7368-9820
Antti LauermaDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Helsinki University Hospital Inflammation Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-5078-3547
Paolo M MatricardiDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5485-0324
Charlotte G MortzDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense Research Centre for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8710-0829
Markus OllertDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense Research Centre for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Oscar PalomaresDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry School, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4516-0369
Carmen RiggioniPediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8745-0228
Jürgen SchwarzeCentre for Inflammation Research and Child Life and Heath, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Isabel SkypalaNational Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3629-4293
Eva UntersmayrInstitute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1963-499X
Jolanta Walusiak-SkorupaDepartment of Occupational Diseases and Environmental Health, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0836-6800
Ignacio J AnsoteguiDepartment of Allergy and Immunology, Hospital Quironsalud Bizkaia, Erandio, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6942-1511
Claus BachertENT Department, Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4742-1665
Anna BedbrookMACVIA-France, Montpellier, France.
Sinthia Bosnic-AnticevichWoolcock Institute of Medical Research, Woolcock Emphysema Centre, University of Sydney, Glebe, NSW, Australia.
Luisa BrussinoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Torino & Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy.
Giorgio Walter CanonicaPersonalized Medicine Asthma & Allergy Clinic Humanitas University & Research Hospital-IRCCS, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8467-2557
Victoria CardonaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Allergy Section, Hospital Vall d'Hebron & ARADyAL Research Network, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2197-9767
Pedro Carreiro-MartinsServiço de Imunoalergologia, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4129-133X
Alvaro A CruzProAR - Nucleo de Excelencia em Asma, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-7403-3871
Wienczyslawa CzarlewskiMACVIA-France, Montpellier, France.
João A FonsecaFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, CINTESIS, Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Porto, Portugal.
Maia GotuaCenter of Allergy and Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Tari HaahtelaSkin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4757-2156
Juan Carlos IvancevichServicio de Alergia e Immunologia, Clinica Santa Isabel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-8713-6258
Piotr KunaDivision of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2401-0070
Violeta KvedarieneDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Désirée Erlinda Larenas-LinnemannCenter of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy, Médica Sur Clinical Foundation and Hospital, México City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-5713-5331
Amir Hamzah Abdul LatiffAllergy & Immunology Centre, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6304-0494
Mika MäkeläSkin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Mário Morais-AlmeidaAllergy Center, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1837-2980
Joaquim MullolENT Department, Rhinology Unit & Smell Clinic, Hospital Clinic - Clinical & Experimental Respiratory Immunoallergy, IDIBAPS, CIBERES, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3463-5007
Robert NaclerioJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ken OhtaJapan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Fukujuji Hospital, and National Hospital Organization (NHO), Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9734-4579
Yoshitaka OkamotoChiba University and Chiba Rosai Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Gabrielle L OnoratoMACVIA-France, Montpellier, France.
Nikolaos G PapadopoulosDivision of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4448-3468
Vincenzo PatellaAllergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Maria della Speranza Hospital, Salerno, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5640-6446
Frederico S RegateiroAllergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6332-3056
Bolesław SamolińskiDepartment of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4043-7747
Charlotte Suppli UlrikDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
Sanna Toppila-SalmiSkin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-0890-6686
Arunas ValiulisFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine & Institute of Health Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Maria-Teresa VenturaInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Unit of Geriatric Immunoallergology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2637-4583
Arzu YorganciogluDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
Torsten ZuberbierDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Comprehensive Allergy Center Charité, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, a Member of GA2LEN, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1466-8875
Ioana AgacheTransylvania University, Brasov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7994-364X
University of Helsinki · FICharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEGefluc Languedoc Roussillon · FRMedical University of Vienna · ATStanford University · USPhilipps University of Marburg · DEUniversity of Southern Denmark · DKVilnius University · LTAIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center · GEAlfred Health · AUAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLBeijing Tongren Hospital · CNCentre for Inflammation Research · GBCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FRChiba University · JPCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BECUF Porto Hospital · PTHospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PTHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESHospital Kuala Lumpur · MY
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has evolved into a pandemic infectious disease transmitted by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Allergists and other healthcare providers (HCPs) in the field of allergies and associated airway diseases are on the front line, taking care of patients potentially infected with SARS-CoV-2. Hence, strategies and practices to minimize risks of infection for both HCPs and treated patients have to be developed and followed by allergy clinics.
methodThe scientific information on COVID-19 was analysed by a literature search in MEDLINE, PubMed, the National and International Guidelines from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the Cochrane Library, and the internet.
resultsBased on the diagnostic and treatment standards developed by EAACI, on international information regarding COVID-19, on guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations, and on previous experience, a panel of experts including clinicians, psychologists, IT experts, and basic scientists along with EAACI and the "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)" initiative have developed recommendations for the optimal management of allergy clinics during the current COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations are grouped into nine sections on different relevant aspects for the care of patients with allergies.
conclusionsThis international Position Paper provides recommendations on operational plans and procedures to maintain high standards in the daily clinical care of allergic patients while ensuring the necessary safety measures in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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