Correlation of severity & clinical outcomes of COVID-19 with virus variants: A prospective, multicentre hospital network study.

ABSTRACT:

Background objectives

The clinical course of COVID-19 and its prognosis are influenced by both viral and host factors. The objectives of this study were to develop a nationwide platform to investigate the molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2) and correlate the severity and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 with virus variants.

Methods

A nationwide, longitudinal, prospective cohort study was conducted from September 2021 to December 2022 at 14 hospitals across the country that were linked to a viral sequencing laboratory under the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium. All participants (18 yr and above) who attended the hospital with a suspicion of SARS-CoV-2 infection and tested positive by the reverse transcription-PCR method we

SUBMITTER: Wadhwa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954099 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature