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Post-hospitalization data related to clinical outcomes, quarantine locations and close contact history were obtained by following up the patients every week up to 4\u2009weeks.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Fifty-three (40.05%) patients on discharge had cough (29.01%), fatigue (7.63%), expectoration (6.11%), chest tightness (6.11%), dyspnea (3.82%), chest pain (3.05%) and palpitation (1.53%). These symptoms constantly declined in 4\u2009weeks post-discharge. Transient fever recurred in 11 (8.4%) patients. Among the discharged patients, 78 (59.5%) underwent chest CT and 2 (1.53%) showed deterioration. A total of 94 (71.8%) patients received SARS-CoV-2 retest and 8 (6.10%) reported positive. Seven (2.29%) patients were readmitted because of fever or positive SARS-CoV-2 retest. After discharge, 121 (92.37%) and 4 (3.05%) patients were self-quarantined at home or community spots, respectively, after a close contact with 167 persons in total who were free of COVID-19 at the endpoint of study.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The majority of COVID-19 patients after discharge were in the course of recovery. Readmission was required in rare cases due to suspected recurrence of COVID-19. Although no contacted infection observed, appropriate self-quarantine and regular re-examination are necessary, particularly for those who have recurred symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/qjmed\/hcaa178","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,19]],"date-time":"2020-05-19T20:46:34Z","timestamp":1589921194000},"page":"657-665","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":98,"title":["Clinical features and outcomes of discharged coronavirus disease 2019 patients: a prospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"113","author":[{"given":"X","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"H","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of 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