Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 25, 2021

Post-COVID Syndrome in Non-Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study

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  • Shortness of breath, fatigue, loss of smell, and loss of taste persisted in 9%, 10%, 12%, and 11%, respectively, in a cohort of 442 individuals with COVID-19 (mostly mild cases) who were followed up at 4 months post-infection in Germany. At least one of these characteristic symptoms was present in 123 participants at both the 4-month and 7-month follow-up. Risk of prolonged symptoms at 7 months post infection was associated with a lower level of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies, loss of smell, and diarrhea during the acute phase of the infection.

Augustin et al. (May 18, 2021). Post-COVID Syndrome in Non-Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100122