Symptoms and symptom clusters associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in community-based populations: Results from a statewide epidemiological study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e0241875
• Main Authors: Dixon, Brian E., Wools-Kaloustian, Kara K., Fadel, William F., Duszynski, Thomas J., Yiannoutsos, Constantin, Halverson, Paul K., Menachemi, Nir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 24.03.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ageusia - epidemiology; Ageusia - virology; Asymptomatic infection; Bioinformatics; Biology and life sciences; Coronaviruses; Cough; COVID-19; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Cross-Sectional Studies - methods; Data analysis; Disease control; Dyspnea; Editing; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Fever; Fever - epidemiology; Fever - virology; Funding; Health policy; Humans; Indiana - epidemiology; Laboratories; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methodology; Middle Aged; Population studies; Populations; Prevalence; Public health; Research and Analysis Methods; Respiration; Respiratory diseases; Reviews; SARS-CoV-2 - metabolism; SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs and symptoms; Symptomology; Syndrome; Underserved populations; Viral diseases; Indiana; United States; United States > US; Indianapolis Indiana

Prior studies examining symptoms of COVID-19 are primarily descriptive and measured among hospitalized individuals. Understanding symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pre-clinical, community-based populations may improve clinical screening, particularly during flu season. We sought to identify key sy...