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J Korean Med Sci
. 2022 Aug 15;37(32):e252.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e252.
Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection During the Delta Variant Dominant Period: Individualized Care Based on Vaccination Status Is Needed
Chan Mi Lee[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Eunyoung Lee[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Wan Beom Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pyoeng Gyun Choe[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kyoung-Ho Song[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Eu Suk Kim[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Sang-Won Park[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: The clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the COVID-19 vaccination era need to be clarified because breakthrough infection after vaccination is not uncommon.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed hospitalized COVID-19 patients during a delta variant-dominant period 6 months after the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The clinical characteristics and risk factors for severe progression were assessed and subclassified according to vaccination status.
Results: A total of 438 COVID-19 patients were included; the numbers of patients in the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated groups were 188 (42.9%), 117 (26.7%) and 133 (30.4%), respectively. The vaccinated group was older, less symptomatic and had a higher Charlson comorbidity index at presentation. The proportions of patients who experienced severe progression in the unvaccinated and fully vaccinated groups were 20.3% (31/153) and 10.8% (13/120), respectively. Older age, diabetes mellitus, solid cancer, elevated levels of lactate dehydrogenase and chest X-ray abnormalities were associated with severe progression, and the vaccination at least once was the only protective factor for severe progression. Chest X-ray abnormalities at presentation were the only predictor for severe progression among fully vaccinated patients.
Conclusion: In the hospitalized setting, vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showed different clinical features and risk of oxygen demand despite a relatively high proportion of patients in the two groups. Vaccination needs to be assessed as an initial checkpoint, and chest X-ray may be helpful for predicting severe progression in vaccinated patients.
Keywords: Breakthrough Infection; COVID-19; Oxygen Therapy; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Progression.
. 2022 Aug 15;37(32):e252.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e252.
Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection During the Delta Variant Dominant Period: Individualized Care Based on Vaccination Status Is Needed
Chan Mi Lee[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Eunyoung Lee[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Wan Beom Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pyoeng Gyun Choe[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kyoung-Ho Song[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Eu Suk Kim[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Sang-Won Park[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 35971766
- DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e252
Abstract
Background: The clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the COVID-19 vaccination era need to be clarified because breakthrough infection after vaccination is not uncommon.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed hospitalized COVID-19 patients during a delta variant-dominant period 6 months after the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The clinical characteristics and risk factors for severe progression were assessed and subclassified according to vaccination status.
Results: A total of 438 COVID-19 patients were included; the numbers of patients in the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated groups were 188 (42.9%), 117 (26.7%) and 133 (30.4%), respectively. The vaccinated group was older, less symptomatic and had a higher Charlson comorbidity index at presentation. The proportions of patients who experienced severe progression in the unvaccinated and fully vaccinated groups were 20.3% (31/153) and 10.8% (13/120), respectively. Older age, diabetes mellitus, solid cancer, elevated levels of lactate dehydrogenase and chest X-ray abnormalities were associated with severe progression, and the vaccination at least once was the only protective factor for severe progression. Chest X-ray abnormalities at presentation were the only predictor for severe progression among fully vaccinated patients.
Conclusion: In the hospitalized setting, vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showed different clinical features and risk of oxygen demand despite a relatively high proportion of patients in the two groups. Vaccination needs to be assessed as an initial checkpoint, and chest X-ray may be helpful for predicting severe progression in vaccinated patients.
Keywords: Breakthrough Infection; COVID-19; Oxygen Therapy; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Progression.