Strong associations and moderate predictive value of early symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among healthcare workers, the Netherlands, March 2020.
Healthcare workers (n = 803) with mild symptoms were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (n = 90 positive) and asked to complete a symptom questionnaire. Anosmia, muscle ache, ocular pain, general malaise, headache, extreme tiredness and fever were associated with positivity. A predictive model based on these symptoms showed moderate discriminative value (sensitivity: 91.2%; specificity: 55.6%). While our models would not justify presumptive SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis without molecular confirmation, it can contribute to targeted screening strategies.
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27589383 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/4657022/ |