Associations between SARS-CoV-2 infection and incidence of new chronic condition diagnoses: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Because of the large number of infected individuals, an estimate of the future burdens of the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection is needed. This systematic review examined associations between SARS-CoV-2 infection and incidence of categories of and selected chronic conditions, by age and severity of infection (inpatient vs. outpatient/mixed care). MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched (1 January 2020 to 4 October 2022) and reference lists scanned. We included observational studies from high-income OECD countries with a control group adjusting for sex and comorbidities. Identified records underwent a two-stage screening process. Two reviewers screened 50% of titles/abstracts, after which DistillerAI acted as second reviewer. Two reviewers then screened the full texts of stage one sel

SUBMITTER: Gaudet LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155634 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature