Clinical Symptoms Among Ambulatory Patients Tested for SARS-CoV-2. (26th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chung, Jessie R; Kim, Sara S; Jackson, Michael L; Jackson, Lisa A; Belongia, Edward A; King, Jennifer P; Zimmerman, Richard K; Nowalk, Mary Patricia; Martin, Emily T; Monto, Arnold S; Gaglani, Manjusha; Smith, Michael E; Patel, Manish; Flannery, Brendan
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 8:Number 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2020-11-26
• Subjects: influenza -- case definitions -- COVID-19 -- observational research studies -- vaccine effectiveness; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa576
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: We compared symptoms and characteristics of 4961 ambulatory patients with and without laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Findings indicate that clinical symptoms alone would be insufficient to distinguish between coronavirus disease 2019 and other respiratory infections (eg, influenza) and/or to evaluate the effects of preventive interventions (eg, vaccinations).