Articles Tagged With: sars-cov-2
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Omicron Variant: A Superspreader with Low Severity?
While the emerging omicron variant of COVID-19 is “blowing through” previously infected and vaccinated people in South Africa, preliminary evidence indicates the highly mutated virus will cause less severe disease.
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An Assessment of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Critically Ill SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients
This retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data showed that critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at increased risk for hospital-acquired infections.
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Maternal Outcomes Following COVID-19 Infection in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Pregnant Patients
Pregnant patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine had lower rates of severe or critical COVID-19 infections compared to pregnant unvaccinated patients.
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CDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get Vaccinated
Despite the risk of severe disease and death, about two-thirds of pregnant women are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy and Increased Risk of Preeclampsia
A meta-analysis of 28 observational studies found that having SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy was associated with a 58% increase in the adjusted odds of having preeclampsia compared to those without SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy.
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SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing in a Nursing Home Outbreak
Rapid antigen testing was accurate in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antigen when compared to polymerase chain reaction.
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SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing in a Nursing Home Outbreak
Rapid antigen testing was accurate in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antigen when compared to polymerase chain reaction.
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Children Hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2
Two studies give a clear, consistent finding: About three-fourths of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 do not have severe COVID-19-related illness but are merely identified as infected when subjected to screening tests. Surveys reporting the number or incidence of SARS-CoV-2-infected hospitalized children likely overestimate the actual burden of disease.
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Before the COVID-19 Vaccine, Most HCWs Infected in Community
Researchers found during the pre-vaccine pandemic in 2020 that 11.5% of healthcare workers who acquired COVID-19 in their hospital were occupationally infected. Thus, as has often been observed by employee health professionals, the lion’s share of exposures and SARS-CoV-2 infections in hospital staff have occurred in the community. -
Children Hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2
Two recently published studies give a clear, consistent finding: About three-fourths of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 do not have severe COVID-19-related illness but are merely identified as infected when subjected to screening tests. Surveys reporting the number or incidence of SARS-CoV-2-infected hospitalized children likely overestimate the actual burden of disease.