Study finds hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 infection during omicron linked to morbidity

During the omicron era, hospital-onset severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remained associated with increased morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Michael Klompas, M.D., M.P.H., from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute in Boston, and colleagues estimated the effect of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection on hospitalized patients’ outcomes during the pre-omicron and omicron eras. Hospital mortality and time to discharge were assessed as primary outcomes among adults testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 on or after hospital day 5, after negative SARS-CoV-2 test results on admission Read More