COVID-19 Cases from the First Local Outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant in China May Present More Serious Clinical Features: A Prospective, Comparative Cohort Study

COVID-19 Cases from the First Local Outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant in China May Present More Serious Clinical Features: A Prospective, Comparative Cohort Study

ABSTRACT The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant has increased sharply in numbers worldwide and is reported to be more contagious than the nonvariant. Little is known regarding the detailed clinical features of B.1.1.7 variant infection. Data on 74 COVID-19 cases from two outbreaks in two districts of Beijin...

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Main Authors: Yang Song, Ziruo Ge, Shuping Cui, Di Tian, Gang Wan, Shuangli Zhu, Xianbo Wang, Yu Wang, Xiang Zhao, Pan Xiang, Yanli Xu, Tingyu Zhang, Long Liu, Gang Liu, Yanhai Wang, Jianbo Tan, Wei Zhang, Wenbo Xu, Zhihai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-09-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
whole-genome analysis
B.1.1.7 variant
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
clinical features
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.00273-21

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