The association between baseline viral load and long-term risk in patients with COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a territory-wide study.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 can increase the long-term risk of multiorgan dysfunction. Few studies investigated the long-term risk in Asian populations or investigated the association between viral load and long-term risk. We aimed to investigate the post-discharge rates of hospitalization and association with baseline viral load in all patients with COVID-19 in Hong Kong. This was a population-based cohort study included all patients with a positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong between January 1st 2020 and August 30th 2020, routinely admitted to public health care facilities for isolation and treatment. Viral Ct values were available in 3433 (85%) of patients. Outcomes of interest included death, cause-specific hospitalizations, and initiation of medication from the Hospital Authority's territory

SUBMITTER: Tromp J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11680948 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature