Could self-reported symptoms be predictors of RT-PCR positivity in suspected COVID-19 cases? The Libya experience/Les symptomes auto-declares pourraient-ils constituer des facteurs predictifs d'une positivite au test RT-PCR chez les cas suspects de COVID-19 ? L'experience de la Libye

• Published in: Eastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 664 - 672
• Main Authors: Ghiadi, Amira El, Eddali, Omnia, Ashur, Sana, Sabei, Laila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Health Organization 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Health surveys; Methods; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonary manifestations of general diseases; Surveys; Libya

Background: COVID-19 has symptoms similar to several other respiratory and non-respiratory diseases, which makes differentiating them a challenging task and could lead to unnecessary use of realtime reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) resources. Aims: The study aimed to assess s...