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Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in Outpatients and Its Association with Viral Load

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  • Daniel Alberto Girón Pérez

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Aimee Fonseca-Agüero

    (Laboratorio de Psicofisiología y Conducta, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Gladys Alejandra Toledo-Ibarra

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Jaqueline de Jesus Gomez-Valdivia

    (Laboratorio de Psicofisiología y Conducta, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

  • Karina Janice Guadaluope Díaz-Resendiz

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

  • Alma Benitez Benitez-Trinidad

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

  • Francisco Fabian Razura-Carmona

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

  • Migdalia Sarahy Navidad-Murrieta

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

  • Carlos Eduardo Covantes-Rosales

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

  • Manuel Ivan Giron-Pérez

    (Laboratorio Nacional de Investigación Para la Inocuidad Alimentaria (LANIIA) Unidad Nayarit, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic 63000, Mexico)

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is the result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has caused more than 100 million infections and more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide, representing a serious public health problem. The gold method for detecting this virus is qRT-PCR, which is a semiquantitative technique where the viral load can be established through its cycle threshold (Ct). It has also been reported that COVID-19 generates long-term symptoms (post-COVID-19). Methods: After three months, a survey was performed on 70 COVID-19 confirmed patients; subsequently, we divided them into four groups (persistent symptoms, chemo-sensitive, cognitive issues, and changes in habit) in order to determine the correlation between viral load and post-COVID-19 symptoms. Results: Data show that fatigue, nervousness, anosmia, and diet changes are common long-term symptoms; in addition, a negative correlation was found between viral load and the number of post-COVID-19 symptoms. Conclusion: COVID-19 generates long-term symptoms which can cause problems with psychological and social repercussions.

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  • Daniel Alberto Girón Pérez & Aimee Fonseca-Agüero & Gladys Alejandra Toledo-Ibarra & Jaqueline de Jesus Gomez-Valdivia & Karina Janice Guadaluope Díaz-Resendiz & Alma Benitez Benitez-Trinidad & Franci, 2022. "Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in Outpatients and Its Association with Viral Load," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:15145-:d:975041
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