Changing Features of COVID-19: Characteristics of Infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) and Alpha (B.1.1.7) Variants in Southern Italy

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 11; p. 1354
• Main Authors: Loconsole, Daniela, Centrone, Francesca, Morcavallo, Caterina, Campanella, Silvia, Accogli, Marisa, Sallustio, Anna, Peccarisi, Davide, Stufano, Angela, Lovreglio, Piero, Chironna, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 18.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Contact tracing; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccine; COVID-19 vaccines; Demographics; Disease control; Disease transmission; Epidemiology; Health surveillance; Hospitalization; Immunization; Infections; Laboratories; Patients; Public health; Respiratory diseases; SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant; SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Statistical analysis; surveillance; Vaccination; Virulence; Italy

Differences in the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients infected with the Alpha and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in a large region of Southern Italy were assessed. Two cohorts of positive patients were compared. The Alpha group consisted of 11,135 subjects diagnosed between 2...