Diagnostic Accuracy and Predictive Value of Clinical Symptoms for the Diagnosis of Mild COVID-19

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy and predictive values of clinical symptoms in patients with suspected mild COVID-19 to identify target groups for self-isolation outpatient treatment without additional testing. Methods: We conducted an open-label prospective study aged 18 72 years COVID-19. The diagnosis was based on acute onset such as olfactory dysfunction, hyperthermia, myalgia, nasal congestion, discharge, cough, rhinolalia, sore throat, pneumonia persons contact a confirmed case physician assessed using 4-point scale. patient self-assessed ten-point visual analogue scale (VAS). All enrolled underwent laboratory testing confirm Results: Of 120 testing, 96 ruled out 24 patients. When assessing by according correlation analysis, congestion rhinolalia have positive value significance level more than 0.6. self-assessing patient, fever, myalgia 0.5. Nasal cough throat negative values. Conclusion: presence these disease can help make coronavirus Highly suspect asymptomatic are not considered those who possible infection.