Optimal symptom combinations to aid COVID-19 case identification: analysis from a community-based, prospective, observational cohort

We confirmed the significance of COVID-19 specific symptoms for triggering RT-PCR and identified additional symptom combinations with optimal trade-offs between sensitivity and specificity that maximize case capture given different resource settings.

Source: Journal of Infection - February 12, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M. Antonelli, J. Capdevila, A. Chaudhari, J. Granerod, L.S. Canas, M.S. Graham, K. Klaser, M. Modat, E. Molteni, B. Murray, C.H. Sudre, R. Davies, A. May, L.H. Nguyen, D.A. Drew, A. Joshi, A.T. Chan, J.P. Cramer, Professor T. Spector, J. Wolf, Professor S Source Type: research