Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?
Maastricht University Medical Centre · Ciro · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Background Many patients with COVID-19 did not require hospitalisation, nor underwent COVID-19 testing. There is anecdotal evidence that patients with “mild” COVID-19 may complain about persistent symptoms, even weeks after the infection. This suggests that symptoms during the infection may not resolve spontaneously. The objective of this study was to assess whether multiple relevant symptoms recover following the onset of symptoms in hospitalised and nonhospitalised patients with COVID-19. Methods A total of 2113 members of two Facebook groups for coronavirus patients with persistent complaints in the Netherlands and Belgium, and from a panel of people who registered on a website of the Lung Foundation…
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17Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Interquartile range
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Demographics
- Pediatrics
- Internal medicine
- Severity of illness
- Good health and well-being