Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory System Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Alpha Variant (B.1.1.7) in England
Grint DJ, Wing K, Houlihan C, Gibbs HP, Evans SJW, Williamson E, McDonald HI, Bhaskaran K, Evans D, Walker AJ, Hickman G, Nightingale E, Schultze A, Rentsch CT, Bates C, Cockburn J, Curtis HJ, Morton CE, Bacon S, Davy S, Wong AYS, Mehrkar A, Tomlinson L, Douglas IJ, Mathur R, MacKenna B, Ingelsby P, Croker R, Parry J, Hester F, Harper S, DeVito NJ, Hulme W, Tazare J, Smeeth L, Goldacre B, Eggo RM. Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory System Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Alpha Variant (B.1.1.7) in England. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 75: e1120-e1127. PMID: 34487522, PMCID: PMC8522415, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 alpha variantHospital admissionAlpha variantWild-type virusCox proportional hazards regressionS gene target failureIntensive care unitProportional hazards regressionSARS-CoV-2Pathways of diseaseHigher hazardWild-type casesCause deathCause mortalityCare unitHazards regressionIndividual-level demographicsPrimary careCommunity testingInfection incidenceNHS EnglandDeath dataHigh transmissibilityAdmissionSeverityCase fatality risk of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern B.1.1.7 in England, 16 November to 5 February
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Adams JW, Li Y, Barry DT, Gordon KS, Kerns RD, Oldfield BJ, Rentsch CT, Marshall BDL, Edelman EJ. Long-term Patterns of Self-reported Opioid Use, VACS Index, and Mortality Among People with HIV Engaged in Care. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2951-2962. PMID: 33569682, PMCID: PMC8442670, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03162-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research