Predictive Value of Isolated Symptoms for Diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children Tested During Peak Circulation of the Delta Variant.
Adrianna L WestbrookLaura C BeneditJennifer K FredianiMark A GriffithsNabeel Y KhanJoshua M LevyClaudia R MorrisChristina A RostadCheryl L StoneJulie SullivanMiriam B VosJean WelshAnna WoodGreg S MartinWilbur LamNira R PollockPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
With high Delta variant prevalence, children with isolated symptoms were as likely as those with multiple symptoms to test positive for COVID-19. Isolated fever, cough, sore throat, or headache, but not congestion/rhinorrhea, offered the highest predictive value.