Open AccessThe effectiveness of visual triaging and testing of suspected COVID-19 cases in primary care setting in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abuobieda Abdalrouf,
Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim,
Mohammed Abdulmogith,
Attiat Yousif,
Nawaf Al Okeil,
Azzam Al Otaibi,
Saad Albattal,
Abood Alabood,
Medhat Maher,
Abdelaziz AlRasheed,
Mostafa Kofi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_652_21
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , covid-19 , comorbidity , test (biology) , contact tracing , primary care , disease , family medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology , biology
Asymptomatic individuals could be a source of spreading the infection, especially in their households. Triaging and testing an individual for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rely on the criteria included in the adopted triaging instrument, and adopted case definition of a suspected case. They both may need to be reviewed and modified to make them more effective in making the right decision.