ArticleIJID regions2023
A tale of two waves: characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 admissions during the Omicron-driven fourth wave in Cape Town, South Africa, and implications for the future.
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- SARS-CoV-2 Nsp6-Omicron causes less damage to the Drosophila heart and mouse cardiomyocytes than ancestral Nsp6.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Olfactory Dysfunction with the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the pattern of admissions during the fourth wave of COVID-19 in order to inform future public health policies. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of an early cohort of all adult patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, at the start of the country's fourth wave. This was compared with an early cohort from the first wave at the same institution. Results: In total, 121 SARS-CoV-2-positive admissions from the fourth wave were included. Thirty-one (25.6%) patients had COVID-19 pneumonia, while 90 (74.4%) had incidental SARS-CoV-2 infection. (In the first wave all 116 patients had COVID-19 pneumonia.) Thirty-two (26.4%) patients self-reported complete or partial COVID-19 vaccination, of whom 12 (37.5%) were admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia. Compared with the first wave, there were fewer intensive- or high-care admissions (18/121 [14.9%] vs 42/116 [36.2%]; Conclusion: Admissions to the COVID-19 wards during the fourth wave primarily included patients with incidental SARS-CoV-2 infection. There was a reduction in the need for critical care and in-hospital mortality. This changing epidemiology of COVID-19 admissions may be attributed to a combination of natural and/or vaccination-acquired immunity.
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