The Association Between Symptoms and COVID-19 Test Results Among Healthcare Workers

doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004483

. 2020 Dec;272(6):e329-e332.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004483.

The Association Between Symptoms and COVID-19 Test Results Among Healthcare Workers

Chana A Sacks^{1

2

3}, Michael Dougan^{2

4}, Thomas H McCoy Jr^{2

5}, Amy Zheng², Giancarlo Buonomo¹, Crystal M North^{2

3

6}, Joshua P Metlay^{1

2

3}, Rochelle P Walensky^{2

3

7}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.
⁵ Center for Quantitative Science and Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁷ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32941277
PMCID: PMC7668333
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004483

The Association Between Symptoms and COVID-19 Test Results Among Healthcare Workers

Chana A Sacks et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;272(6):e329-e332.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004483.

Authors

Chana A Sacks^{1

2

3}, Michael Dougan^{2

4}, Thomas H McCoy Jr^{2

5}, Amy Zheng², Giancarlo Buonomo¹, Crystal M North^{2

3

6}, Joshua P Metlay^{1

2

3}, Rochelle P Walensky^{2

3

7}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.
⁵ Center for Quantitative Science and Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁷ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32941277
PMCID: PMC7668333
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004483

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**FIGURE 1**
Number of unique symptoms reported by those who tested positive or negative for COVID-19. Symptoms include fevers, myalgias, cough, shortness of breath, runny nose, sore throat, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, and anosmia.

**FIGURE 2**
COVID-19 test positivity rates among healthcare workers tested at MGH compared with rates across Massachusetts between March 15 to March 26, 2020.

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[1] He X, Lau EHY, Wu P, et al. Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19. Nat Med 2020; 26:672–675. - PubMed

[2] He X, Lau EHY, Wu P, et al. Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19. Nat Med 2020; 26:672–675. - PubMed

[3] Rothe C, Schunk M, Sothmann P, et al. Transmission of 2019-NCOV infection from an asymptomatic contact in Germany. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:970–971. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Rothe C, Schunk M, Sothmann P, et al. Transmission of 2019-NCOV infection from an asymptomatic contact in Germany. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:970–971. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/clinical-criteria.html. Accessed June 9, 2020.

[6] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/clinical-criteria.html. Accessed June 9, 2020.

[7] Collins K. Is your state doing enough coronavirus testing? New York Times:2020.

[8] Collins K. Is your state doing enough coronavirus testing? New York Times:2020.

[9] Rabin RC. Lost sense of smell may be peculiar clue to coronavirus infection - the New York Times. The New York Times:March 22, 2020.

[10] Rabin RC. Lost sense of smell may be peculiar clue to coronavirus infection - the New York Times. The New York Times:March 22, 2020.

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