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- Title
Estimating the efficacy of symptom-based screening for COVID-19.
- Authors
Callahan, Alison; Steinberg, Ethan; Fries, Jason A.; Gombar, Saurabh; Patel, Birju; Corbin, Conor K.; Shah, Nigam H.
- Abstract
There is substantial interest in using presenting symptoms to prioritize testing for COVID-19 and establish symptom-based surveillance. However, little is currently known about the specificity of COVID-19 symptoms. To assess the feasibility of symptom-based screening for COVID-19, we used data from tests for common respiratory viruses and SARS-CoV-2 in our health system to measure the ability to correctly classify virus test results based on presenting symptoms. Based on these results, symptom-based screening may not be an effective strategy to identify individuals who should be tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection or to obtain a leading indicator of new COVID-19 cases.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; SARS disease; RESPIRATORY infections; PUBLIC health; SELF-efficacy
- Publication
NPJ Digital Medicine, 2020, Vol 3, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2398-6352
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41746-020-0300-0