Post‑COVID‑19 Syndrome in Outpatients: a Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After mild COVID-19, some outpatients experience persistent symptoms. However, data are scarce and prospective studies are urgently needed.

Objectives

To characterize the post-COVID-19 syndrome after mild COVID-19 and identify predictors.

Participants

Outpatients with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 with (1) PCR-confirmed COVID-19 (COVID-positive) or (2) SARS-CoV-2 negative PCR (COVID-negative).

Design

Monocentric cohort study with prospective phone interview between more than 3 months to 10 months after initial visit to the emergency department and outpatient clinics.

Main measures

Data of the initial visits were extracted from the electronic medical file. Predefined persistent symptoms were assessed through a structured phone interview. Asso

SUBMITTER: Desgranges F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8939498 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature