Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 clusters in three schools in Beijing, China: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This retrospective analysis aims to investigate the clinical characteristics of students infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in three Beijing schools. Additionally, we explore the dynamic trends of nucleic acid cycle threshold values (Ct values) and serum antibody titers throughout the disease course.

Methods

Demographic, clinical, nucleic acid Ct values, and antibody titer data were collected from cases in a COVID-19 cluster in Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, spanning from September 6 to October 1, 2022.

Results

A total of 107 students infected with Omicron (BA.5.2 and BA.2.76) were identified across three schools. Primary clinical manifestations included fever and upper respiratory symptoms (85/107, 79.4 %), with the majority

SUBMITTER: Gu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature