Description of Hospitalizations due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Omicron Variant Based on Vaccination Status

Description of Hospitalizations due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Omicron Variant Based on Vaccination Status

Abstract Background Limited descriptive data exist regarding the clinical characteristics of hospitalizations due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant based on vaccination status. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of all patients hospitalized with a diag...

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Veröffentlicht in:Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022-09, Vol.9 (9), p.ofac438-ofac438
Hauptverfasser: Moffa, Matthew A, Shively, Nathan R, Carr, Dustin R, Bremmer, Derek N, Buchanan, Carley, Trienski, Tamara L, Jacobs, Max W, Saini, Vikram, Walsh, Thomas L
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Sprache:eng
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Comorbidity
Coronaviruses
Health aspects
Hospital patients
Major
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
Pennsylvania
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Vaccination
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Limited descriptive data exist regarding the clinical characteristics of hospitalizations due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant based on vaccination status. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of all patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) between 15 January 2022 and 15 February 2022 across 9 hospitals in a large health network. Data were extracted by manual records review. Results A total of 351 of 452 (77.7%) unvaccinated, 209 of 331 (63.1%) fully vaccinated, and 107 of 163 (65.6%) boosted patients hospitalized with a COVID-19 diagnosis were determined to be admitted specifically due to COVID-19 (P 
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofac438