Post-COVID syndrome in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a longitudinal prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the leading symptoms during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are acute and the majority of patients fully recover, a significant fraction of patients now increasingly experience long-term health consequences. However, most data available focus on health-related events after severe infection and hospitalisation. We present a longitudinal, prospective analysis of health consequences in patients who initially presented with no or minor symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Hence, we focus on mild COVID-19 in non-hospitalised patients.

Methods

958 Patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were observed from April 6th to December 2nd 2020 for long-term symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. We identified anosm

SUBMITTER: Augustin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8129613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature