Validity of Clinical Symptoms Score to Discriminate Patients with COVID-19 from Common Cold Out-Patients in General Practitioner Clinics in Japan.
Shiro SonodaJin KuramochiYusuke MatsuyamaYasunari MiyazakiTakeo FujiwaraPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
We found that anosmia, headache, sputum production, history of visiting an izakaya or bar were associated with COVID-19, which can be used to detect patients with COVID-19 in out-patient clinics in Japan. The findings of this study need to be verified in other clinics and hospitals in Japan and other countries with universal healthcare coverages.
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- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- sleep quality
- patient reported outcomes
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