Clinical features and natural history of the first 2073 suspected COVID-19 cases in the Corona São Caetano primary care programme: a prospective cohort study.

Fabio E LealMaria C Mendes-CorreaLewis Fletcher BussSilvia F CostaJoao C S BizarioSonia R P de SouzaOsorio ThomazTania Regina Tozetto-MendozaLucy S Villas-BoasLéa Campos de Oliveira-da SilvaRegina M Z GrespanLigia CapuaniRenata BuccheriHelves DominguesNeal AlexanderPhilippe MayaudEster Cerdeira Sabino

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

COVID-19 presents in a similar way to other mild community-acquired respiratory diseases, but the presence of fever, anosmia and ageusia can assist the specific diagnosis. Most patients recovered without requiring hospitalisation with a low fatality rate compared with other hospital-based studies.

Keyphrases

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