TY - JOUR
AU - Pascall, David J.
AU - Vink, Elen
AU - Blacow, Rachel
AU - Bulteel, Naomi
AU - Campbell, Alasdair
AU - Campbell, Robyn
AU - Clifford, Sarah
AU - Davis, Chris
AU - da Silva Filipe, Ana
AU - El Sakka, Noha
AU - Fjodorova, Ludmila
AU - Forrest, Ruth
AU - Goldstein, Emily
AU - Gunson, Rory N.
AU - Haughney, John
AU - Holden, Matthew T.G.
AU - Honour, Patrick
AU - Hughes, Joseph
AU - James, Edward
AU - Lewis, Tim
AU - Lycett, Samantha J.
AU - MacLean, Oscar A.
AU - McHugh, Martin P.
AU - Mollett, Guy
AU - Onishi, Yusuke
AU - Parcell, Ben
AU - Ray, Surajit
AU - Robertson, David L.
AU - Shabaan, Sharif
AU - Shepherd, James G.
AU - Smollett, Katherine
AU - Templeton, Kate
AU - Wastnedge, Elizabeth
AU - Wilkie, Craig
AU - Williams, Thomas
AU - Thomson, Emma C.
AU - COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium
PY - 2023
DA - April
TI - The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant was associated with increased clinical severity of COVID-19 in Scotland: a genomics-based retrospective cohort analysis
JO - PLoS ONE
VL - 18
IS - 4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284187
AB - ObjectivesThe SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant was associated with increased transmission relative to other variants present at the time of its emergence and several studies have shown an association between Alpha variant infection and increased hospitalisation and 28-day mortality. However, none have addressed the impact on maximum severity of illness in the general population classified by the level of respiratory support required, or death. We aimed to do this.
PB - Public Library of Science
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10023/27403
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER