Evaluation of clinical harm associated with Omicron hospital-onset COVID-19 infection

TY - JOUR

T1 - Evaluation of clinical harm associated with Omicron hospital-onset COVID-19 infection

AU - Otter, Jonathan

AU - Newsholme , William

AU - Snell, Luke Blagdon

AU - Merrick, Blair

AU - Okeke, Nneoma

AU - Mack, Damien

AU - Breathnach, Aodhan

AU - Price, Nicholas M.

PY - 2022/12/27

Y1 - 2022/12/27

N2 - • We reviewed outcomes for 129 patients with Omicron hospital-onset COVID-19 infection.• 86 (66.7%) were asymptomatic; 15 (11.6%) had increased length of stay.• 11 (8.5%) required supplemental oxygen, two (1.6%) required ICU or HDU.• 3 (2.3%) had COVID-19 as a direct cause of death, and 4 (3.1%) where COVID-19 contributed.• No associations between harm and age, vaccination, or vulnerability were found.

AB - • We reviewed outcomes for 129 patients with Omicron hospital-onset COVID-19 infection.• 86 (66.7%) were asymptomatic; 15 (11.6%) had increased length of stay.• 11 (8.5%) required supplemental oxygen, two (1.6%) required ICU or HDU.• 3 (2.3%) had COVID-19 as a direct cause of death, and 4 (3.1%) where COVID-19 contributed.• No associations between harm and age, vaccination, or vulnerability were found.

U2 - 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.10.029

DO - 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.10.029

M3 - Letter

SN - 0163-4453

JO - The Journal of infection

JF - The Journal of infection

ER -