Seven Months after Mild COVID-19: A Single-Centre Controlled Follow-Up Study in the District of Constance (FSC19-KN).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary aim of the study was to investigate the rate of hospitalization and admission diagnoses in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive patients seven months after initial infection. Secondarily, measurement of long-term effects on physical performance, quality of life, and functional outcome was intended.

Design

The study is designed as a controlled follow-up of COVID-19 cases in the district of Constance (FSC19-KN). Setting. A controlled setting is provided due to the recruitment of an equally sized cohort consisting of age- and gender-matched subjects featuring similar cardiovascular risk profiles and negative SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers. Participants. The study examines 206 subjects after polymerase chain r

SUBMITTER: Haberland E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9391166 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature