Clinical and Laboratory Follow-up After Hospitalization for COVID-19 at an Italian Tertiary Care Center. (4th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Spinicci, Michele; Vellere, Iacopo; Graziani, Lucia; Tilli, Marta; Borchi, Beatrice; Mencarini, Jessica; Campolmi, Irene; Gori, Leonardo; Rasero, Laura; Fattirolli, Francesco; Olivotto, Iacopo; Lavorini, Federico; Marchionni, Niccolò; Zammarchi, Lorenzo; Bartoloni, Alessandro
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 8:Number 3(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02-04
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- follow-up -- sequelae -- SARS-CoV-2 -- long-term; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: We evaluated 100 postacute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients a median (interquartile range) of 60 (48–67) days after discharge from the Careggi University Hospital, Italy. Eighty-four (84%) had at least 1 persistent symptom, irrespective of COVID-19 severity. A considerable number of hospital readmissions (10%) and/or infectious diseases (14%) during the postdischarge period were reported.