epidemiology

Abstract Objective We aimed to describe the persistence of symptoms in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and quality of life (QoL) among patients 90 days after their discharge from the hospital for infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and to determine...

Full title: Management and clinical outcomes of Lyme disease in acute care facilities in 2 endemic regions of Quebec, Canada: a multicentre retrospective cohort study Abstract Background: Despite increases in cases of Lyme disease, little is known about the management and clinical course of...

Abstract The frequency of, and risk factors for, long COVID are unclear among community-based individuals with a history of COVID-19. To elucidate the burden and possible causes of long COVID in the community, we coordinated analyses of survey data from 6907 individuals with self-reported...

The US National Center for Health Statistics has added a question about Long Covid to their Household Pulse Survey. Nearly One in Five American Adults Who Have Had COVID-19 Still Have “Long COVID” New data from the Household Pulse Survey show that more than 40% of adults in the United States...

Abstract Objective To estimate associations between covid-19 vaccination and long covid symptoms in adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection before vaccination. Design Observational cohort study. Setting Community dwelling population, UK. Participants 28 356 participants in the Office for National...

Discussion moved from ME Epidemiology - prevalence, peak ages of onset and gender ratio Question: what do you think is a reasonable time that passes between an infection and ME/CFS onset? For some people the ME/CFS symptoms don't start straight away after an infection and there seems to be a...

The full study title would not fit, so here it is: Factors Associated with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) After Diagnosis of Symptomatic COVID-19 in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting in a Diverse Cohort https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-022-07523-3 PDF here...

Tinnitus, vertigo and dizziness are symptoms commonly reported among Long and Post COVID patients, however the severity of these symptoms has not been assessed in large trials. Therefore, in this study a large cohort of Long COVID patients was surveyed about the presence and severity of tinnitus...

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(22)00127-8/fulltext The PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study...

Six-month sequelae of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective cohort study of 10,024 breakthrough infections Maxime Taquet, Quentin Dercon, Paul J.Harrison Highlights Prior COVID-19 vaccination is associated with lower risk of many but not all COVID-19 sequelae. The risks of...

J Infect Dis. Global Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition or Long COVID: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Chen Chen et al Abstract Introduction: This study aims to examine the worldwide prevalence of post COVID-19 condition, through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed...

Abstract Background Long-term outcome data of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors are needed to understand their recovery trajectory and additional care needs. Methods A prospective observational multicentre cohort study was carried out of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 from...

ABSTRACT In this article, we update our earlier analyses of myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) economic impact and its National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding versus disease burden, taking into account the anticipated new cases of ME/CFS resulting from COVID-19...

Abstract Background Systematic reviews have shown a high prevalence of long-term persistent sequelae after COVID-19. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and risk factors associated with long‐lasting clinical symptoms (LLCS) in survivors on chronic dialysis at 6 months after the...

Prevalence, determinants, and impact on general health and working capacity of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 six to 12 month after infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study from southern Germany Peter, Kern et al https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.14.22272316v1...

COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey, England: mental health and long COVID, November to December 2021 "1.Main points Since March 2020, 1.0% of primary school-aged pupils and 2.7% of secondary school-aged pupils met the Delphi criteria for having experienced long COVID lasting at least 12 weeks...

Abstract Adverse psychosocial exposure or "misery" is associated with physical disease. This association may not be causal. Rather it may reflect issues of reverse causation, reporting bias, and confounding by aspects of the material environment typically associated with misery. A non-causal...

Moved posts Have found this article suggesting vaccination may not reduce the risk of Long Covid, but as always it is not clear how much reliance to place on a newspaper article, especially one with a potentially misleading headline, see No evidence vaccine reduces risk of Long Covid, says...

I'm interested to know how your ME has progressed in severity levels over all the years you have been sick. For easier reading can you write first the amount of years sick with ME, how long each stage and severity level. Thanks. For me: 26 years sick. Progression: Mild with severe cognitive...

Abstract Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a long-term disabling illness accompanied by medically unexplained fatigue. This study aimed to explore the epidemiological characteristics of CFS in South Korea. Methods: Using the nationwide medical records provided by the Korean Health...