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ArticleCureus2023

COVID-19: Post-recovery Manifestations.

Safia Shaikh, Zunaira Siddiqi, Crystal Ukachukwu, Zainab Mehkari, Sadaf Khan, Ketan Pamurthy, Farhat Jahan, Amaiya Brown

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Safia ShaikhClinical Research, Southwest Family Medicine Associates, Dallas, USA.
Zunaira SiddiqiGeneral Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Crystal UkachukwuGeneral Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NGA.
Zainab MehkariInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Sadaf KhanResearch Approval, PPD Inc, Houston, USA.
Ketan PamurthyMedical School, Brown University, Providence, USA.
Farhat JahanResearch, St. Michael Hospital Research Laboratory, Ontario, CAN.
Amaiya BrownMedical School, University of Arlington, Arlington, USA.
St Michaels Hospital · GBApplied Pulsed Power (United States) · USCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States) · USCivil Hospital Karachi · PKDallas Nephrology Associates · USThe University of Texas at Arlington · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as long COVID, is a disorder that has many characteristics, one of which is chronic fatigue following acute infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Methodology We distributed a web-based survey among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 across the world and collected 190 responses regarding their demographics, histories, COVID-19 infection courses, and common symptoms. Results We found that about 85.3% of the patients experienced some form of symptom following recovery from the infection. Among the reported symptoms, 59% of patients experienced fatigue or lethargy, 48.9% reported decreased stamina, 32.6% reported shortness of breath, 16.8% had a persistent cough, and 23.7% experienced anxiety following recovery from COVID-19. Conclusions Reported symptoms closely resembled myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS); however, a deeper biochemical understanding of ME/CFS is required to confirm causation.

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covid-19covid-19 manifestationlong covidpost-covid-19 recovery symptomspost-covid-19 syndrome

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PMID37128534
PMCPMC10147564
OpenAlexW4361306855

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