Journal article
Strong associations and moderate predictive value of early symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among healthcare workers, the Netherlands, March 2020
- Abstract:
- 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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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.16.2000508
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- Publisher:
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Journal:
- Eurosurveillance More from this journal
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 16
- Article number:
- 2000508
- Publication date:
- 2020-04-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-04-21
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1025-496X
- ISSN:
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1560-7917
- Pmid:
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32347200
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English
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1145003
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pubs:1145003
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2021-07-06
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- Tostmann et al.
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- 2020
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