Performance of existing and novel surveillance case definitions for COVID-19 in household contacts of PCR-confirmed COVID-19.

Hannah E ResesMark FajansScott H LeeCharles M HeiligVictoria T ChuNatalie J ThornburgKim ChristensenSanjib BhattacharyyaAlicia FryAron J HallJacqueline E TateHannah L KirkingScott A Nabitynull null

Published in: BMC public health (2021)

Existing COVID-19 case definitions appropriately screened in household contacts with COVID-19. Novel symptom combinations incorporating taste or smell dysfunction as a primary component improved accuracy. Case definitions tailored for children versus adults should be further explored.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
public health
young adults
real time pcr