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. 2024 Jun 28:S0025-7753(24)00299-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.04.009. Online ahead of print.

Burden of COVID-19 variant omicron in immunocompromised patients in Spain: systematic review

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Burden of COVID-19 variant omicron in immunocompromised patients in Spain: systematic review

[Article in English, Spanish]
Raúl Ortiz-de-Lejarazu et al. Med Clin (Barc). .
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Abstract

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus became the dominant lineage in Spain in 2022. Although it possesses a milder pathogenicity than previous variants, it still poses a high risk of causing severe COVID-19 for immunocompromised populations. A systematic review was conducted to assess the burden of COVID-19 in Spain among immunocompromised patients during the omicron predominance (1/04/2022-1/04/2023), using PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EPICOVIDEHA between May and July 2023. The search retrieved 217 articles, of which a total of 5 were included. Upon analysis, it was observed that immunocompromised patients during the omicron lineage predominance continue to exhibit higher rates of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and mortality compared to the general population affected by COVID-19. Although the pandemic has ended, the risk persists for immunocompromised individuals.

Keywords: Burden of disease; COVID-19 omicron; COVID-19 ómicron; Carga de la enfermedad; España; Immunocompromised; Inmunocomprometido; Spain.

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