Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 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 Zheng  2 , Giancarlo Buonomo  1 , Crystal M North  2   3   6 , Joshua P Metlay  1   2   3 , Rochelle P Walensky  2   3   7
Affiliations

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

Chana A Sacks et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
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
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.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    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
    1. 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
    1. 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.
    1. Collins K. Is your state doing enough coronavirus testing? New York Times:2020.
    1. Rabin RC. Lost sense of smell may be peculiar clue to coronavirus infection - the New York Times. The New York Times:March 22, 2020.