Low Sensitivity of Symptom-Based Screening for COVID-19 in Active Duty Service Members

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a threat to readiness with its virulence and pathogenicity. Novel variants related to structural and genetic changes in the virus have been associated with differing disease severities and symptoms. Most studies looking at COVID-19 symptoms have focused on hospitalized inpatients and there is limited information on presenting symptoms in a young, healthy cohort such as active duty service members. With this limited data on symptoms, it is unknown how well screening tools work in a military population. This study aims to describe how well symptom screens for dyspnea, fever, and cough identify patients who tested positive for COVID-19 during the initial variant as compared to positive cases during times when there was predominantly the Delta variant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 2022
Accession Number
AD1165130

Entities

People

  • Angela Osuna
  • Daniel Cybulski
  • John Kieffer
  • Joseph E. Marcus
  • Theresa Casey
  • Zachary Matthews

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Congestion
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Pain
  • Public Health
  • Sensitivity
  • Virulence
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology