Fares Amer, Fan-Yun Lan, Mario Gil-Conesa, Amalia Sidossis, Daniel Bruque, Eirini Iliaki, Jane Buley, Neetha Nathan, Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, Silvia Carlos, Stefanos N Kales, Alejandro Fernandez-Montero
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus greatly affected healthcare workers and healthcare systems. It also challenged schools and universities worldwide negatively affecting in-person education. We conducted this study is to assess the evolution of SARs-CoV-2 virulence over the course of the pandemic. METHODS: A combined cohort of University students in Spain and HCWs from the two hospitals in Spain, and one healthcare system in the Greater Boston area was followed prospectively from March 8th, 2020, to January 31st, 2022 for diagnosis with COVID-19 by PCR testing and related sequelae...
May 4, 2024: Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica