Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
Distinct clinical and immunological profiles of patients with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in sub-Saharan Africa
- Ben Morton,
- Kayla G. Barnes,
- Catherine Anscombe,
- Khuzwayo Jere,
- Prisca Matambo,
- Jonathan Mandolo,
- Raphael Kamng’ona,
- Comfort Brown,
- James Nyirenda,
- Tamara Phiri,
- Ndaziona P. Banda,
- Charlotte Van Der Veer,
- Kwazizira S. Mndolo,
- Kelvin Mponda,
- Jamie Rylance,
- Chimota Phiri,
- Jane Mallewa,
- Mulinda Nyirenda,
- Grace Katha,
- Paul Kambiya,
- James Jafali,
- Henry C. Mwandumba,
- Stephen B. Gordon,
- Blantyre COVID-19 Consortium,
- Jennifer Cornick,
- Kondwani C. Jambo
Affiliations
- Ben Morton
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Kayla G. Barnes
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Catherine Anscombe
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Khuzwayo Jere
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Prisca Matambo
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Jonathan Mandolo
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Raphael Kamng’ona
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Comfort Brown
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- James Nyirenda
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Tamara Phiri
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
- Ndaziona P. Banda
- University of Malawi-College of Medicine
- Charlotte Van Der Veer
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Kwazizira S. Mndolo
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
- Kelvin Mponda
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
- Jamie Rylance
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Chimota Phiri
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
- Jane Mallewa
- University of Malawi-College of Medicine
- Mulinda Nyirenda
- University of Malawi-College of Medicine
- Grace Katha
- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
- Paul Kambiya
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- James Jafali
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Henry C. Mwandumba
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Stephen B. Gordon
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Blantyre COVID-19 Consortium
- Jennifer Cornick
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- Kondwani C. Jambo
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23267-w
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Clinical management of COVID-19 in resource-poor settings has distinct challenges and detailed patient characterisation is needed. Here, the authors describe the clinical and immunological profiles of patients at a hospital in Malawi with confirmed and suspected COVID-19.