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ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine

Clinical features of Omicron variant infection in 445 patients with coronavirus 19 disease.

Lihong Yang, Jianfeng Zhong, Weihong Wang, Feng Zhou, Zhaowei Tong, Yifeng Zheng, Xing Chen

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Article in Annals of Saudi medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lihong YangFrom the Department of General Practice, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jianfeng ZhongFrom the Department of Infection, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Weihong WangFrom the Department of Infection, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2006-4127
Feng ZhouFrom the Emergency Department, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhaowei TongFrom the Department of Infection, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yifeng ZhengFrom the Deparment of Radiology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xing ChenFrom the Department of Pediatrics, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Huzhou Central Hospital · CNHuzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) can mutate frequently and many new strains have emerged thus far. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics differ with each dominant strain.

objectivesObtain an understanding of the clinical characteristics of patients infected with the Omicron variants of the SARS CoV-2.

designRetrospective cohort SETTINGS: Teaching hospital in China. PATIENTS AND

methodsData on sociodemography, signs/symptoms, hospital stay, viral shedding period, comorbidities, treatment options and final outcome were retrieved from hospital electronic medical record. We collected nasopharyngeal samples, laboratory data, and clinical data from patients admitted to the hospital with SARS CoV-2.

main outcome measuresClinical characteristics of the patients infected with Omicron variant of SARS CoV-2. SAMPLE SIZE: 445 patients

resultsThe median age was 43.0 years with a range from 2 to 75 years. Two-thirds of the participants were male and one-third were female. Almost half of the participants (51.9%) had no symptoms, whereas 48.1% had at least one symptom. Of symptomatic patients, 26.7% had mild symptoms and 21.3% had moderate symptoms. No patients were admitted with severe or critical symptoms. All patients discharged from the hospital after complete recovery without any serious complications or death. The most common symptom was cough followed by sore throat and fever. Less common symptoms were having sputum, stuffy nose, and muscle pain. Rare symptoms were weakness, headache, diarrhea, hemoptysis and nausea/vomiting.

conclusionsAll patients had mild to moderate symptoms. Shortness of breath was not a common symptom among the study group. No patients needed invasive oxygen therapy in this cohort. LIMITATIONS: Single center and retrospective design. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.

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