COVID-19 Outcomes and Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Isolated From Veterans in New England States: Retrospective Analysis
Lee M, Sallah YH, Petrone M, Ringer M, Cosentino D, Vogels CBF, Fauver JR, Alpert TD, Grubaugh ND, Gupta S. COVID-19 Outcomes and Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Isolated From Veterans in New England States: Retrospective Analysis. JMIRx Med 2021, 2: e31503. PMID: 35014989, PMCID: PMC8722526, DOI: 10.2196/31503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionPeak disease severityCOVID-19 outcomesChart reviewMean ageDisease severityHigher comorbidity burdenRetrospective chart reviewSARS-CoV-2 RNACohort of veteransGeneral US populationNon-white raceCOVID-19 infectionManual chart reviewSARS-CoV-2Multivariate regression analysisO2 requirementsNon-white veteransSARS-CoV-2 lineagesComorbidity burdenVirologic factorsD614G substitutionMultiple SARS-CoV-2 lineagesVirologic characteristicsClinical outcomes