Pneumonia in newly diagnosed patients infected with the Omicron variant : a population-based study of Chinese patients in Chongqing

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BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the main complication of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2; however, the incidence proportions and prognostic factors for Omicron-associated pneumonia have not been established. We conducted this study to characterise the incidence proportions and influence of various factors on prognosis of Omicron-associated pneumonia.

METHODS: We collected data from 714 patients infected with the Omicron variant in The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (Chongqing, China) who were divided into different groups for analysis.

RESULTS: We identified 313 patients with Omicron-associated pneumonia at the time of diagnosis of patients infected with the Omicron variant, representing 43.8% of the entire cohort. A total of 82 were 15-59 years old, 71 were 60-69 years old, 76 were 70-79 years old and 84 were >80 years old. 133 were female and 180 were male. Incidence proportions of pneumonia were highest among patients with cardiovascular (82.4% of the basic disease of the cardiovascular system subset) or kidney disease (92.3% of the kidney disease subset), whereas patients with lung cancer (35.7% of the lung cancer subset) had a lower incidence proportion. Several factors were associated with the prognosis of pneumonia in patients infected with the Omicron variant. Patients with a thrombosis or pleural effusion had a longer hospitalisation time. Paxlovid and immunoglobulins improved the prognosis of patients with severe pneumonia. The following measures were significantly different in patients as a function of disease severity: number of neutrophils and lymphocytes, partial oxygen pressure; and myoglobin, lactic dehydrogenase, aspartate transaminase and procalcitonin levels.

CONCLUSION: Patients infected with the Omicron variant with coexisting cardiovascular or kidney disease, but not respiratory disease, had a higher incidence proportion of pneumonia. Paxlovid and immunoglobulins can be used in patients with severe infections to improve prognosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

BMJ open respiratory research - 10(2023), 1 vom: 03. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Huyu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Rouqian [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Shui, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yajuan [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Journal Article
Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir drug combination
Pneumonia
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Viral infection

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Date Completed 07.08.2023

Date Revised 10.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001729

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NLM360366740