Diagnosis of COVID-19 Based on Symptomatic Analysis of Hospital Healthcare Workers in Belgium Observational Study in a Large Belgian Tertiary Care Center During Early COVID-19 Outbreak

被引：18
作者：
Van Loon, Nele [1 ]
Verbrugghe, Mathieu [1 ,2 ]
Cartuyvels, Reinoud [3 ]
Ramaekers, Dirk [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Mensura, Occupat Hlth Serv OHS, Brussels, Belgium
[2] Univ Ghent, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Ghent, Belgium
[3] Jessa Hosp, Hasselt, Belgium
[4] Univ Leuven, Leuven Inst Healthcare Policy LIHP, Leuven, Belgium
来源：
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE | 2021年 / 63卷 / 01期
关键词：
clinical diagnosis; COVID-19; hospital healthcare workers; rapid diagnostic appraisal; SARS-CoV-2; TRANSMISSION; CHINA;
D O I：
10.1097/JOM.0000000000002015
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Objective: To identify early symptoms allowing rapid appraisal of infection with SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers of a large Belgian hospital. Methods: Healthcare workers with mild symptoms of an acute respiratory tract infection were systematically screened on clinical characteristics of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A nasopharyngeal swab was taken and analyzed by real-time Reverse-Transcription-Polymerase-Chain-Reaction (rRT-PCR). Results: Fifty percent of 373 workers tested COVID-19 positive. The symptoms cough (82%), headache (78%), myalgia (70%), loss of smell or taste (40%), and fever more than or equal to 37.5 degrees C (76%) were significantly higher among those infected. Conclusion: Where each individual symptom contributes to the clinical evaluation of possible infection, it is the combination of COVID-19 symptoms that could allow for a rapid diagnostic appraisal of the disease in a high prevalence setting. Early transmission control is important at the onset of an epidemic.
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