Post-COVID-19 conditions in Ecuadorian patients: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-COVID-19 disease is not yet clearly described, presenting significant clinical variability across populations and patients. This paper compares post-COVID symptoms in three patient groups with mild, moderate, and severe infections in Ecuadorian outpatients.

Methods

An epidemiological, observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was performed, and carried out in Quito, Ecuador. 1,366 non-hospitalized participants between 12 to 85 years, diagnosed with COVID-19 infection by molecular RT-PCR were included in the study. Demographic characteristics, including age groups, sex, ethnic group, work type, residence type, comorbidities, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment were studied.

Findings

1,366 outpatient Ecuadorian patients were analysed with SARS

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Andrade F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633922 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature