Analysis of the short and long-term in-hospital complications following diagnosis of COVID-19
1. Older age, male sex, and pre-existing comorbidities were independent risk factors for developing complications following COVID-19 infection. 2. The ...
Tag: covid-19 diagnosis
Convalescent plasma does not improve survival in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
1. A similar proportion of patients died within 28 days of randomization in both groups (high-titre convalescent plasma vs. usual ...
Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa may have worse outcomes compared to global rates
1. In-hospital mortality within 30 days of admission for COVID-19 was 48% (vs. global mortality 31.5%). 2. Increased age, underlying ...
Nationwide vaccination campaign with BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) mRNA vaccine reports high immunogenicity across all age groups
1. There was a vaccine efficacy of 97.2% against symptomatic COVID-19 infection in individuals at least 7 days after their ...
South Asian and Black populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in the United Kingdom
1. Participants identifying as South Asian or Black were more likely to test positive for COVID-19 infection, be hospitalized for ...
BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine shows benefit against symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection
1. Vaccinated individuals reported fewer SARS-CoV-2 infections and a lesser proportion of cases were symptomatic compared to the unvaccinated cohort. ...
Single dose mass vaccination against COVID-19 is linked with reductions in hospital admissions
1. The initial doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines were 91% and 88% efficacious in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations one ...
Tocilizumab may improve survival in COVID-19 patients with hypoxia and systemic inflammation
1. Compared to usual care, fewer patients in the tocilizumab group died within 28 days of randomization. 2. Patients allocated ...
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with protection against reinfection
1. Previous infection from SARS-CoV-2 was linked to an 84% lower incidence of reinfection. 2. Median interval between primary infection ...
Southern and Northern Africa continue to be disproportionately affected during the second wave of COVID-19
1. Analysis of the two distinct waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa showed a more severe second wave with ...