Predictive symptoms for COVID-19 in the community: REACT-1 study of over 1 million people

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Authors

Joshua Elliott · Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Matthew Whitaker · MRC Centre for Environment and Health

Barbara Bodinier · MRC Centre for Environment and Health

Oliver Eales · Imperial College London

Steven Riley · Imperial College London

Helen Ward · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Graham Cooke

Abstract

Where testing capacity is limited, it is important to use tests in the most efficient way possible. We identified a set of 7 symptoms that, when considered together, maximize detection of COVID-19 in the community, including infection with the B.1.1.7 lineage.

Topics & Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Respiratory viral infections research COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 18, Issue 9, pp. e1003777-e1003777

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003777

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