Open AccessPredictive ability of symptomatology in COVID-19 during Active case search in Lagos State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Akin Osibogun,
Oluwatosin Onasanya,
Bisola Adebayo,
Ladun Okunromade,
Akin Abayomi,
Jide Idris,
Adedotun Daniel Adesina,
Olugbemiga Aina,
Emmanuella Zamba,
Olaywola A. Erinosho,
Bimbola Bowale,
Folarin Opawoye,
Patrick Otim Ramadan,
Sam Yenyi,
Sunday Aremu Omilabu,
Muhammad Shakir Balogun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_237_20
Subject(s) - sore throat , weakness , medicine , outbreak , pediatrics , family medicine , surgery , virology
In April 2020, a community-based active case search surveillance system of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was developed by the emergency outbreak committee in Lagos State. This followed the evidence of community transmission of coronavirus disease in the twenty Local Government Areas in Lagos State. This study assessed the value of respiratory and other symptoms in predicting positive SARS-CoV-2 using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). It is hoped that if symptoms are predictive, they can be used in screening before testing.