Table 1.

Presence and Performance of Symptoms for Detecting Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Healthcare Personnel

Symptom	SARS-CoV-2 − , n = 232 (%)	SARS-CoV-2 +, n = 51 (%)	P Value	Sensitivity	Specificity	Positive Predictive Value	Negative Predictive Value
Mean symptoms (standard deviation)	4.2 (2.2)	5.9 (2.1)	<.01	…	…	…	…
Fever	74 (33)	32 (63)	<.01	0.63	0.68	0.30	0.89
Fatigue	139 (61)	39 (77)	.06	0.76	0.39	0.22	0.88
Chills	83 (36)	34 (67)	.01	0.67	0.64	0.29	0.90
Myalgia	80 (35)	28 (55)	.01	0.55	0.65	0.26	0.87
Cough	157 (69)	37 (73)	.72	0.73	0.31	0.19	0.84
Shortness of breath	86 (38)	16 (31)	.49	0.31	0.62	0.16	0.80
Nasal congestion	118 (52)	25 (49)	.84	0.49	0.48	0.17	0.81
Sore throat	108 (47)	22 (43)	.70	0.43	0.53	0.17	0.81
Diarrhea	72 (32)	13 (26)	.55	0.26	0.68	0.15	0.81
Loss of smell	17 (8)	26 (51)	<.01	0.51	0.93	0.60	0.89
Loss of taste	17 (8)	27 (53)	<.01	0.53	0.93	0.61	0.90
Loss of smell or taste	24 (11)	31 (61)	<.01	0.61	0.89	0.56	0.91
Loss of smell and taste	10 (4)	22 (43)	<.01	0.43	0.96	0.69	0.88

Abbreviation: SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.