Chest CT features of COVID-19 in vaccinated versus unvaccinated patients: use of CT severity score and outcome analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of vaccination on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and moreover on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, by assessing the extent of lung disease using the CT severity score (CTSS).

Methods

Between September 2021 and February 2022, SARS-CoV-2 positive patients who underwent chest CT were retrospectively enrolled. Anamnestic and clinical data, including vaccination status, were obtained. All CT scans were evaluated by two readers using the CTSS, based on a 25-point scale. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the associations between CTSS and clinical or demographic variables. An outcome analysis was used to differentiate clinical outcome between vacci

SUBMITTER: Masci GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10338619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature