Pulmonary function in non-hospitalized adults and children after mild COVID-19: a single-centre prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the majority of patients suffering from COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) did not require hospitalization, data on the persistence of pulmonary sequelae after a mild SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2) infection in patients without pre-existing respiratory diseases are virtually missing.

Methods

Pulmonary function (spirometry, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), and lung clearance index (LCI)) was assessed 4-12 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-hospitalized patients aged 6-60 years. Acute and persisting COVID-19-related respiratory symptoms were ascertained, and the presence of other acute respiratory infection pathogens was checked via a multiplex-PCR approach from pharyngeal swabs. Participants with impaired lu

SUBMITTER: Gorges AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593918 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature