Conceptual causal framework to assess the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on COVID-19 disease severity among hospitalized patients

• Váldodahkkit: Nina Van Goethem (Dahkki), Ben Serrien (Dahkki), Mathil Vandromme (Dahkki), Chloé Wyndham-Thomas (Dahkki), Lucy Catteau (Dahkki), Ruben Brondeel (Dahkki), Sofieke Klamer (Dahkki), Marjan Meurisse (Dahkki), Lize Cuypers (Dahkki), Emmanuel André (Dahkki), Koen Blot (Dahkki), Herman Van Oyen (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 strains evolve continuously and accumulate mutations in their genomes over the course of the pandemic. The severity of a SARS-CoV-2 infection could partly depend on these viral genetic characteristics. Here, we present a general conceptual framework that allows to stud...