Performance of COVID-19 associated symptoms and temperature checking as a screening tool for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Autor: Nuertey BD; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Community Health Department, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.; Public Health Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Ekremet K; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana., Haidallah AR; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana., Mumuni K; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana., Addai J; Department of Medicine, Korle-Bu teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana., Attibu RIE; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Public Health Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Damah MC; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Pharmacy Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Duorinaa E; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Department of Surgery, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Seidu AS; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Public Health Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Adongo VC; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Laboratory Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Adatsi RK; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Laboratory Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Suri HC; Tamale Teaching Hospital, COVID-19 Management Team, Accra, Ghana.; Intensive Care Unit, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana., Komei AA; Zonal Public Health Reference Laboratory, Tamale, Ghana., Abubakari BB; Regional Health Directorate, Northern Region, Tamale, Ghana.; School of Medical Sciences, University for development studies, Tamale, Ghana., Weyori E; Zonal Public Health Reference Laboratory, Tamale, Ghana., Allegye-Cudjoe E; Veterinary Service Laboratory, Pong-Tamale, Ghana., Sylverken A; Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Owusu M; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Phillips RO; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Publikováno v: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Sep 17; Vol. 16 (9), pp. e0257450. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 17 (Print Publication: 2021).