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. 2020 May 19;323(19):1966-1967.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4958.

Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients With Influenzalike Illnesses Presenting to a Los Angeles Medical Center in March 2020

Brad Spellberg  1 , Meredith Haddix  2 , Rebecca Lee  2 , Susan Butler-Wu  1 , Paul Holtom  1 , Hal Yee  3 , Prabhu Gounder  2
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Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients With Influenzalike Illnesses Presenting to a Los Angeles Medical Center in March 2020

Brad Spellberg et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study characterizes the prevalence of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction results positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among patients presenting with influenzalike illness who underwent nasopharyngeal swab testing for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus over 4 days in March 2020.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Community Influenzalike Illnesses and Influenza Positivity at the LA County + USC Medical Center
LA County + USC indicates Los Angeles County + University of Southern California.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Epidemiological Curve of Influenzalike Illnesses Through March 21, 2020, and Percentage of Positive Test Results for Influenza at Sentinel Surveillance Sites Across Los Angeles County, California
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