Prolonged Symptoms After COVID-19 Infection in Outpatients

Aditi Ramakrishnan; Jennifer Zreloff; Miranda A Moore; Sharon H Bergquist; Michele Cellai; Jason Higdon; James B O'Keefe; David Roberts; Henry M Wu

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab060

Prolonged Symptoms After COVID-19 Infection in Outpatients

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 2;8(3):ofab060. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab060. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Aditi Ramakrishnan¹, Jennifer Zreloff², Miranda A Moore³, Sharon H Bergquist², Michele Cellai⁴, Jason Higdon², James B O'Keefe², David Roberts², Henry M Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

We review 127 encounters for polymerase chain reaction-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection at a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. We describe the symptomatology, time course, exam, and radiographic findings in this population. Patients with COVID-19 can experience persistent symptoms, primarily respiratory in nature, which can be severe enough to warrant hospitalization.

Keywords: COVID-19; ambulatory care; prolonged symptoms.

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