Long-Term Symptoms Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Blood Donors.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Long-term symptoms, lasting more than 4 consecutive weeks after acute COVID-19 disease, are an important consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Many prior studies have lacked a non-SARS-CoV-2-infected control population to distinguish background prevalence of symptoms from the direct impact of COVID-19 disease.

Objective

To examine the prevalence of long-term physical and mental health symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large population of blood donors based on self-report and serologic test results.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included American Red Cross blood donors (aged ≥18 years) who were surveyed between February 22 and April 21, 2022, about new long-term symptoms arising after March 2020 and their SARS-C

SUBMITTER: Shah MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002700 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature