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Dyspnea while walking up the stairs (22.9%) was most commonly reported, while other symptoms included cough (15.4%) and persistent loss of taste and/or smell (13.1%). 2 Intensive care unit admission was seen in 5.0%, mechanical ventilation used in 2.3%, and 1.4% died. Primer Auton. 88, 861862 (2020). Microbiol. Am. Blood 136, 13421346 (2020). Acute COVID-19 usually lasts until 4weeks from the onset of symptoms, beyond which replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 has not been isolated. Her work, with her close collaborator, Dr. Drew Weissman of the University of . Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and human intestinal health. Platelet and vascular biomarkers associate with thrombosis and death in coronavirus disease. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia in post-COVID-19 syndrome. More common side effects are mild and temporary, including: fever. The symptoms of inappropriate sinus tachycardia are very variable and range from mild to severe. 93, 10131022 (2021). 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