Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients in South Africa During the COVID-19 Omicron Wave Compared With Previous Waves

Caroline Maslo; Richard Friedland; Mande Toubkin; Anchen Laubscher; Teshlin Akaloo; Boniswa Kama

doi:10.1001/jama.2021.24868

Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients in South Africa During the COVID-19 Omicron Wave Compared With Previous Waves

JAMA. 2022 Feb 8;327(6):583-584. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.24868.

Authors

Caroline Maslo¹, Richard Friedland¹, Mande Toubkin¹, Anchen Laubscher¹, Teshlin Akaloo¹, Boniswa Kama¹

Affiliation

¹ Netcare Ltd South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Abstract

This study describes the characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized in South Africa during the Omicron wave compared with the same variables from earlier COVID-19 waves.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Analysis of Variance
COVID-19* / complications
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / virology
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2* / pathogenicity
South Africa / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants