Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients With Influenzalike Illnesses Presenting to a Los Angeles Medical Center in March 2020
Brad Spellberg, Meredith Haddix, Rebecca Lee, Susan M. Butler‐Wu, Paul Holtom, Hal F. Yee, Prabhu Gounder
Abstract
This study characterizes the prevalence of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction results positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among patients presenting with influenzalike illness who underwent nasopharyngeal swab testing for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus over 4 days in March 2020.
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MedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCenter (category theory)TianFamily medicineGerontologyVirologyOutbreakInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Ancient historyChemistryCrystallographyHistoryInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health