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| العنوان: |
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients during the BA.5 omicron wave in Tehran, Iran: a prospective observational study |
| المؤلفون: |
Mohammadreza Salehi, Arezoo Salami Khaneshan, Abbas Shakoori Farahani, Mahsa Doomanlou, Mohammad Arabzadeh, Abolfazl Sobati, Kousha Farhadi, Reza Fattahi, Esmaeil Mohammadnejad, Asghar Abdoli, Jayran Zebardast |
| المصدر: |
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: |
BMC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: |
2023 |
| المجموعة: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Clinical characteristics, Iran, Omicron BA.5, COVID-19, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| الوصف: |
Abstract Background Omicron (B.1.1.529) is the fifth variant of concern of SARS-CoV-2, which has several subvariants. Clinical features of BA.1 and BA.2 infections have been described in the literature, but we have limited information about the clinical profile of BA.5, which caused the seventh wave in Iran. Methods A prospective observational study was conducted on the BA.5 confirmed patients referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran, from 11th to 31st August 2022. The patients were divided into the two groups of outpatients and hospitalized patients, and their clinical, radiological, and laboratory data and outcomes were recorded and analyzed. Results We included 193 patients with confirmed BA.5 infection, of whom 48 patients (24·8%) were hospitalized. The mean age of the patients was 45·3 ± 16·5 years, and 113 patients (58·5%) were female. The mean number of days patients had symptoms was 6·8 ± 2·4 days. The most common symptoms were weakness (69·9%), sore throat (67·4%), myalgia (66·3%), hoarseness (63·7%), headache (55·4%), fatigue (54·9%), and dry cough (50·3%). Fever and dyspnea were significantly more observed in the hospitalized patients (p |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article |
| وصف الملف: |
electronic resource |
| اللغة: |
English |
| تدمد: |
1471-2334 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12879-023-08181-4 |
| URL الوصول: |
https://doaj.org/article/4cbf821fcda740b7bf1d8ddb3366c54f |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsdoj.4cbf821fcda740b7bf1d8ddb3366c54f |
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