Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
infection, Praxiszentrum Alte, stomatitis
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFECTION, STOMATITIS
Patients admitted to a private practice with a special focus on infectious diseases
(Praxiszentrum Alte Mälzerei, Regensburg, Germany) were screened for inclusion in this
study. To be included, patients had to exhibit COVID-19–like symptoms for not longer than
72 h as well as a positive antigen point-of-care test (SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test;
Roche) at the time of inclusion in the study. Exclusion criteria were indication for
intubation or mechanical ventilation and severe stomatitis. Written informed consent was
obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Besides demographic data
such as age and gender, also anamnestic data such as COVID-19 vaccination status, history
of infection with SARS-CoV-2, and time periods since the last vaccine shot or infection
were recorded.