Clinical and upper airway characteristics of 3715 patients with the Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 in Changchun, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The spread of the novel SARS-Cov-2 variant Omicron created a challenging public health situation in a number of countries. In March 2022, Omicron emerged in Changchun, China, and the number of patients infected rapidly increased. The prevalence of Omicron infection symptoms differs from that of Delta, with more upper airway clinical symptoms apparent. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and upper airway characteristics of the Omicron variant.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective study, we collected data from participants in Changchun who had tested positive for Omicron with quantitative polymerase chain reaction between 10 March and 30 May 2022 using telephone interviews. The questionnaire was designed by the research team based on the number of upp

SUBMITTER: Sha J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9854235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature