FIGURE 1.

Bacterial DNA levels in serum. (A) Bacterial DNA levels were quantified in serum samples obtained during week 1 (n = 207 samples from 171 patients), week 2 (n = 82 samples from 82 patients), week 3 (n = 38 samples from 38 patients), week 4 (n = 13 samples from 13 patients), or week 5 (n = 11 samples from 11 patients) following hospitalization for COVID‐19. Serum samples from healthy volunteers (controls, n = 29 samples from 29 healthy volunteers) were included for comparison. (B) Bacterial DNA was quantified in serum samples from healthy volunteers (n = 29 samples from 29 healthy volunteers), Long COVID patients 4–6 months (n = 30 samples from 24 patients), or 6–9 months (n = 26 samples from 24 patients) following hospital discharge. *p < .05 ANOVA analysis