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Difference in mortality among individuals admitted to hospital with COVID-19 during the first and second waves in South Africa: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: The first wave of COVID-19 in South Africa peaked in July, 2020, and a larger second wave peaked in January, 2021, in which the SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 (Beta) lineage predominated. We aimed to compare in-hospital mortality and other patient characteristics between the first and second waves....

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Autores principales: Jassat, Waasila, Mudara, Caroline, Ozougwu, Lovelyn, Tempia, Stefano, Blumberg, Lucille, Davies, Mary-Ann, Pillay, Yogan, Carter, Terence, Morewane, Ramphelane, Wolmarans, Milani, von Gottberg, Anne, Bhiman, Jinal N, Walaza, Sibongile, Cohen, Cheryl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34252381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00289-8