Risk factors for a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR in patients with common cold symptoms in a primary care setting - a retrospective analysis based on a joint documentation standard.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Combating the COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for health systems, citizens and policy makers worldwide. Early detection of affected patients within the large and heterogeneous group of patients with common cold symptoms is an important element of this effort, but often hindered by limited testing resources, false-negative test results and the lack of pathognomonic symptoms in COVID-19. Therefore, we aimed to identify anamnestic items with an increased/decreased odds ratio for a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR (CovPCR) result in a primary care setting.

Methods

We performed a multi-center cross-sectional cohort study on predictive clinical characteristics for a positive CovPCR over a period of 4 weeks in primary care patients in Germany.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Just J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713668 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature