Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?
Yvonne M J GoërtzMaarten Van HerckJeannet M DelbressineAnouk W VaesRoy MeysFelipe V C MachadoSarah Houben-WilkeChris BurtinRein PosthumaFrits M E FranssenNicole van LoonBita HajianYvonne SpiesHerman VijlbriefA J Alex van 't HulDaisy J A Janssen Nienke NakkenMartijn A. SpruitPublished in: ERJ open research (2020)
In previously hospitalised and nonhospitalised patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, multiple symptoms are present about 3 months after symptoms onset. This suggests the presence of a "post-COVID-19 syndrome" and highlights the unmet healthcare needs in a subgroup of patients with "mild" or "severe" COVID-19.