Sociodemographic and clinical features predictive of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity across healthcare visit-types.
Jimmy P PhuongStephanie L HylandStephen J MooneyDustin R LongKenji TakedaMonica S VavilalaKenton O'HaraPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Recent geographic and sociodemographic factors, routinely collected in EHR though not routinely considered in clinical care, are the strongest predictors of initial SARS-CoV-2 test result. These findings were consistent across visit types, informing our understanding of individual SARS-CoV-2 risk factors with implications for deployment of testing, outreach, and population-level prevention efforts.