Risk factors for progression to severe infection and prolonged viral clearance time in hospitalized elderly patients infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective study at Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University

Risk factors for progression to severe infection and prolonged viral clearance time in hospitalized elderly patients infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective study at Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University

IntroductionIn elderly patients infected with the Omicron variant, disease progression to severe infection can result in poor outcomes. This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors associated with disease progression to severe infection and viral clearance time in elderly Omicron-infecte...

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Main Authors: Siqi Tang, Qiuhong Man, Dongliang Zhu, Xueying Yu, Ruilin Chen, Shuo Wang, Yihan Lu, Qiqing Shi, Chen Suo, Lize Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Omicron variant
COVID-19
risk factor
elderly
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1361197/full

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