Open AccessPersistent Symptoms in Non-critical COVID-19 Patients at Two Months Follow-Up in a District Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Bishal Tiwari,
Manoj Ghimire,
Gaurav Bhatta,
Hemant Banstola,
Bimala Tiwari,
Anuradha Twayana,
Karun Shrestha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.6440
Subject(s) - medicine , myalgia , confidence interval , cross sectional study , disease , sore throat , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
The corona virus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 belonging to corona viruses which are enveloped positive stranded RNA viruses. Non-critical coronavirus disease 2019 patients often lack follow up visits which has led to incomplete understanding of disease process. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of persistent symptoms in such patients during two months follow-up to a district hospital.