Symptom Profiles of a Convenience Sample of Patients with COVID-19 - United States, January–April 2020

Burke et al discuss the symptom profiles of a convenience sample of patients with COVID-19 in the US from Jan-Apr 2020. The COVID-19 was first detected in the country in January and by mid-July, approximately 3.4 million cases had been reported in the US. Information about symptoms among patients is...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020, Vol.69 (28), p.904-908
Main Authors: Burke, Rachel M, Killerby, Marie E, Newton, Suzanne, Ashworth, Candace E, Berns, Abby L, Brennan, Skyler, Bressler, Jonathan M, Bye, Erica, Crawford, Richard, Morano, Laurel Harduar, Lewis, Nathaniel M, Markus, Tiffanie M, Read, Jennifer S, Rissman, Tamara, Taylor, Joanne, Tate, Jacqueline E, Midgley, Claire M
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age
Chills
Coronaviruses
Cough
COVID-19
COVID-19 diagnostic tests
Diarrhea
Disease transmission
Fatigue tests
Fever
Guidelines
Headache
Headaches
Hospitalization
Illnesses
Medical laboratories
Myalgia
Patients
Public health
Questionnaires
Surveillance
Vomiting
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Summary:Burke et al discuss the symptom profiles of a convenience sample of patients with COVID-19 in the US from Jan-Apr 2020. The COVID-19 was first detected in the country in January and by mid-July, approximately 3.4 million cases had been reported in the US. Information about symptoms among patients is limited, especially among nonhospitalized patients. To better understand symptom profiles of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, CDC used an optional questionnaire to collect detailed information on a convenience sample of COVID-19 patients from participating states. Symptom data were analyzed by age group, sex, hospitalization status, and symptom onset date relative to expansion of testing guidelines on Mar 8, 2020. Among 164 symptomatic patients with known onset during Jan 14--Apr 4, 2020, a total of 158 reported fever, cough, or shortness of breath. Among 57 hospitalized adult patients, 39 reported all three of these symptoms, compared with 25 of the 81 nonhospitalized adult patients. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and other symptoms, such as chills, myalgia, headache, and fatigue, also were commonly reported, especially after expansion of testing guidelines. To aid prompt recognition of COVID-19, clinicians and public health professionals should be aware that COVID-19 can cause a wide variety of symptoms.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X