Combined Symptom Screening and At-Home Tests for COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000404
Abstract: Background and Objective: At-home rapid antigen tests provide a convenient and expedited resource to learn about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection status. However, low sensitivity of at-home antigen tests presents a challenge.… read more here.
Keywords: home; computerized symptom; home test; symptom screening ... See more keywords
Sensitivity and specificity of CRP and symptom screening as tuberculosis screening tools among HIV-positive and negative outpatients at a primary healthcare facility in Lusaka, Zambia: a prospective cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061907
Abstract: Objectives To evaluate the performance of point-of-care C-reactive protein (CRP) as a screening tool for tuberculosis (TB) using a threshold of 10 mg/L in both people living with HIV (PLHIV) and HIV-negative individuals and compare… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity; crp; symptom screening; specificity ... See more keywords
Improving the measurement of clinician response to symptom screening: Auditing the symptom management of cancer patients in Ontario.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.8_suppl.218
Abstract: 218Background: Since 2007, Cancer Care Ontario has provincially mandated symptom screening of cancer patients using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS). Screening rates are the primary performance metric used across 14 Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs),… read more here.
Keywords: symptom; symptom management; clinician response; cancer ... See more keywords
Performance of formal smell testing and symptom screening for identifying SARS-CoV-2 infection
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266912
Abstract: Background Altered sense of smell is a commonly reported COVID-19 symptom. The performance of smell testing to identify SARS-CoV-2 infection status is unknown. We measured the ability of formal smell testing to identify SARS-CoV-2 infection… read more here.
Keywords: cov infection; smell testing; sars cov; symptom screening ... See more keywords