Did aetiology matter in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with acute respiratory tract infections early in the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study in nine countries.
Roderick P VenekampMarinus J C EijkemansNicolaas P A ZuithoffFemke BöhmerSlawomir ChlabiczAnnelies ColliersAna García-SangenísLile MalaniaJozsef PauerAngela TomacinschiiTheo Jm VerheijHerman GoossensAkke VellingaChristopher C ButlerAlike W van der VeldenPublished in: The European journal of general practice (2024)
Early in the pandemic, the proportion of patients not feeling fully recovered by 28 days was similar between SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative patients presenting in primary care with RTI symptoms, but it took somewhat longer for SARS-CoV-2 patients to feel fully recovered. More research is needed on predictors of a complicated course in RTI.