Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Incidence and risk factors: A Mediterranean cohort study

O Moreno-Pérez, E Merino, JM Leon-Ramirez… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aims to analyze the incidence of Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
(PCS) and its components, and to evaluate the acute infection phase associated risk factors.
Methods A prospective cohort study of adult patients who had recovered from COVID-19
(27th February to 29th April 2020) confirmed by PCR or subsequent seroconversion, with a
systematic assessment 10–14 weeks after disease onset. PCS was defined as the
persistence of at least one clinically relevant symptom, or abnormalities in spirometry or …