Clinical characteristics of the first three waves of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in Japan prior to the widespread use of vaccination: a nationwide observational study

Clinical characteristics of the first three waves of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in Japan prior to the widespread use of vaccination: a nationwide observational study

Summary: Background: Before widespread coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations, Japan experienced three COVID-19 epidemic waves. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and reveal temporal changes. Methods: This study included 33,554 hospitalised patie...

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Main Authors: Nobuaki Matsunaga, Kayoko Hayakawa, Yusuke Asai, Shinya Tsuzuki, Mari Terada, Setsuko Suzuki, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Koji Kitajima, Ako Toyoda, Kumiko Suzuki, Michiyo Suzuki, Sho Saito, Yukari Uemura, Taro Shibata, Masashi Kondo, Fukumi Nakamura-Uchiyama, Kazuhisa Yokota, Fumitake Saito, Kazuo Izumi, Wataru Sugiura, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Inpatients
Wave
Case fatality rate
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606522000360

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