Clinical-Epidemiological Profile of COVID-19 Patients Admitted during Three Waves of the Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Center, in Belém, Pará, Amazon Region of Brazil.
Ana Beatriz Nunes PereiraFernando Sérgio Henriques PereiraJúlio Éden Davi Lopes AraújoRangel Pereira BrasilAngélica Menezes Bessa OliveiraSandra Souza LimaRicardo Roberto de Souza FonsecaRogério Valois LaurentinoAldemir Branco de Oliveira FilhoLuiz Fernando Almeida MachadoPublished in: Viruses (2024)
The presence of comorbidities, advanced age, and male sex were important factors in the severity and need for hospitalization of these patients, and the implementation of the vaccination policy was an essential factor in reducing the number of hospital admissions.