Severity of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium.
INTRODUCTION: The pathogenesis of COVID-19 depends on the interplay between host characteristics, viral characteristics and contextual factors. Here, we compare COVID-19 disease severity between hospitalized patients in Belgium infected with the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 and those infected with previously circulating strains. METHODS: The study is conducted within a causal framework to study the severity of SARS-CoV-2 variants by merging surveillance registries in Belgium. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 ('exposed') was compared to infection with previously circulating strains ('unexposed')... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
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Public Library of Science
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Schlagwörter: | Aged / Belgium / COVID-19 / Hospitalization / Humans / SARS-CoV-2 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27377558 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/279874 |