Clinical characteristics and severity markers in hospitalized COVID-19 patients from western Mexico: a comparative analysis of Delta and Omicron variants

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1425372
• Publication Date: 2024-08-30T04:58:19Z
• Authors: Hazael Ramiro Cej...; Cristian Oswaldo ...; Alejandra Natali ...; Jorge Hernández-B...; Kevin Javier Arel...; Francisco Javier ...; Diana Lourdes Pad...; José Francisco Mu...
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a virus notable for its rapid mutation rate, which has led to emergence of various variants such as Delta and Omicron, each with potentially different levels transmissibility virulence. Therefore, this study aims compare clinical charactheristics markers associated severity in hospitalized patients from western Mexico who were infected Omicron SARS-CoV-2.