Characterization of post-COVID syndrome by self-perceived symptom severity stratified by infection wave: beyond COVID, a prospective, multicenter cohort study in Germany

Alexander Mertens, Judith Smith, Ingmar Bergs, Julia Fischer, Sarah Jansen, Sven Breitschwerdt, Elisabeth Pracht, Alexander Killer, Lukas Schipper, Nils Kuklik, Mirjam Frank, Julia Schwichtenberg, Siona Bührmann, Lina Zeissler, Michael Dreher, Jürgen Rockstroh, Hana Rohn, Clara Lehmann, Phil-Robin Tepasse, Börge Schmidt, Nico Dragano, Johannes Bode, Tom Luedde, Björn-Erik-Ole Jensen, Unknown, Smaranda Gliga, Paul Park, Clara De Angelis, Charlotte Flaßhove, Lila Haberl, Alice Kang, Julia Veelken, Jonel Trebicka, Richard Vollenberg, Christoph Boesecke, Margarethe Konik, Oliver Witzke, Dominik Benke, Sarah Fünger, Jakob Malin, Sonja Knez, Yasemin Sovic, Julia Wolf

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DOI: 10.1007/s15010-026-02819-6
Published: 2026-05-18
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s15010-026-02819-6,
  title = {Characterization of post-COVID syndrome by self-perceived symptom severity stratified by infection wave: beyond COVID, a prospective, multicenter cohort study in Germany},
  author = {Alexander Mertens and Judith Smith and Ingmar Bergs and Julia Fischer and Sarah Jansen and Sven Breitschwerdt and Elisabeth Pracht and Alexander Killer and Lukas Schipper and Nils Kuklik and Mirjam Frank and Julia Schwichtenberg and Siona Bührmann and Lina Zeissler and Michael Dreher and Jürgen Rockstroh and Hana Rohn and Clara Lehmann and Phil-Robin Tepasse and Börge Schmidt and Nico Dragano and Johannes Bode and Tom Luedde and Björn-Erik-Ole Jensen and Unknown and Smaranda Gliga and Paul Park and Clara De Angelis and Charlotte Flaßhove and Lila Haberl and Alice Kang and Julia Veelken and Jonel Trebicka and Richard Vollenberg and Christoph Boesecke and Margarethe Konik and Oliver Witzke and Dominik Benke and Sarah Fünger and Jakob Malin and Sonja Knez and Yasemin Sovic and Julia Wolf},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Infection},
  doi = {10.1007/s15010-026-02819-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02819-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Characterization of post-COVID syndrome by self-perceived symptom severity stratified by infection wave: beyond COVID, a prospective, multicenter cohort study in Germany
AU  - Alexander Mertens
AU  - Judith Smith
AU  - Ingmar Bergs
AU  - Julia Fischer
AU  - Sarah Jansen
AU  - Sven Breitschwerdt
AU  - Elisabeth Pracht
AU  - Alexander Killer
AU  - Lukas Schipper
AU  - Nils Kuklik
AU  - Mirjam Frank
AU  - Julia Schwichtenberg
AU  - Siona Bührmann
AU  - Lina Zeissler
AU  - Michael Dreher
AU  - Jürgen Rockstroh
AU  - Hana Rohn
AU  - Clara Lehmann
AU  - Phil-Robin Tepasse
AU  - Börge Schmidt
AU  - Nico Dragano
AU  - Johannes Bode
AU  - Tom Luedde
AU  - Björn-Erik-Ole Jensen
AU  - Unknown
AU  - Smaranda Gliga
AU  - Paul Park
AU  - Clara De Angelis
AU  - Charlotte Flaßhove
AU  - Lila Haberl
AU  - Alice Kang
AU  - Julia Veelken
AU  - Jonel Trebicka
AU  - Richard Vollenberg
AU  - Christoph Boesecke
AU  - Margarethe Konik
AU  - Oliver Witzke
AU  - Dominik Benke
AU  - Sarah Fünger
AU  - Jakob Malin
AU  - Sonja Knez
AU  - Yasemin Sovic
AU  - Julia Wolf
PY  - 2026
JO  - Infection
DO  - 10.1007/s15010-026-02819-6
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APA

Mertens, A., Smith, J., Bergs, I., Fischer, J., Jansen, S., Breitschwerdt, S., Pracht, E., Killer, A., Schipper, L., Kuklik, N., Frank, M., Schwichtenberg, J., Bührmann, S., Zeissler, L., Dreher, M., Rockstroh, J., Rohn, H., Lehmann, C., Tepasse, P., Schmidt, B., Dragano, N., Bode, J., Luedde, T., Jensen, B., Unknown, Gliga, S., Park, P., Angelis, C. D., Flaßhove, C., Haberl, L., Kang, A., Veelken, J., Trebicka, J., Vollenberg, R., Boesecke, C., Konik, M., Witzke, O., Benke, D., Fünger, S., Malin, J., Knez, S., Sovic, Y., & Wolf, J. (2026). Characterization of post-COVID syndrome by self-perceived symptom severity stratified by infection wave: beyond COVID, a prospective, multicenter cohort study in Germany. Infection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02819-6

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