Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in Five Latin American Countries in the Postvaccination Era
Guilherme Silva Julian,
Júlia Spinardi,
Melissa Diaz-Puentes
et al.
Abstract:We conducted a multicountry retrospective study using data from COVID-19 national surveillance databases to analyze clinical profiles, hospitalization rates, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, utilization of ventilatory support, and mortality rates in five Latin American countries in the context of COVID-19 vaccination implementation. We analyzed the sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, clinical outcomes, and vaccination status of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases from January 2021 to December… Show more
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