Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients screened at fever screening station
| All patients, N = 3755 (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 43.9 ± 21.2 |
| Source | |
| TVGH | 492 (13.1) |
| OPD | 383 (10.2) |
| Ward | 69 (1.8) |
| ED | 15 (0.4) |
| Other departments | 25 (0.7) |
| TVGH branch hospital | 5 (0.1) |
| Other medical clinics | 159 (4.2) |
| Veterans home | 8 (0.2) |
| Government notification (TCDC of MOHW) | 56 (1.5) |
| Self-visit (home, department, school) | 3014 (80.3) |
| Airport | 12 (0.3) |
| Others | 9 (0.2) |
| Travel | |
| Asia | 803 (21.4) |
| North America | 149 (4.0) |
| Europe | 65 (1.7) |
| Africa | 8 (0.2) |
| Oceania | 29 (0.8) |
| Domestic tourism | 39 (1.0) |
| None | 2660 (70.9) |
| Occupation | |
| Medical personnel in TVGH | 375 (10.0) |
| Medical personnel in other hospitals | 83 (2.2) |
| Others | 2911 (77.5) |
| None | 386 (10.3) |
| Contact | |
| None | 3346 (89.2) |
| With suspected cases | 378 (10.1) |
| With confirmed cases | 29 (0.8) |
| Cluster | |
| None | 3520 (93.8) |
| With suspected cases | 216 (5.8) |
| With confirmed cases | 17 (0.5) |
| Symptom | |
| Fever | 2062 (54.9) |
| URI | 1334 (35.5) |
| GI symptom | 121 (3.2) |
| Loss of taste or smell | 24 (0.6) |
| Others | 99 (2.6) |
| None | 115 (3.1) |
| Reporting of infectious diseases | |
| Nonreporting | 2284 (60.8) |
| Reporting as a high risk of infection | 583 (15.5) |
| Reporting as an intermediate risk of infection | 781 (20.8) |
| Hospital screening of undetermined risk of infection | 107 (2.8) |
| 2019-nCOV PCR | |
| Nonscreening | 2285 (60.9) |
| Negative | 1468 (39.1) |
| Positive | 2 (0.1) |
| Atypical respiratory panel | |
| Nonscreening | 1900 (63.2) |
| Negative | 1305 (34.8) |
| Positive of the following pathogens | 127 (3.4) |
| Human metapneumovirus | 54 (42.5) |
| Enterovirus | 50 (39.4) |
| Coronavirus | 27 (21.3) |
| Parainfluenza | 17 (13.4) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 7 (5.5) |
| Adenovirus | 7 (5.5) |
| Influenza A or B | 5 (3.9) |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 4 (3.1) |
| Bordetella pertussis | 3 (2.4) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 2355 (62.7) |
| Fever of unknown origin | 821 (21.9) |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 215 (5.7) |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | 87 (2.3) |
| Neoplasms | 64 (1.7) |
| Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 56 (1.5) |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 40 (1.1) |
| Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes | 40 (1.1) |
| Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | 31 (0.8) |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 26 (0.7) |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 16 (0.4) |
| Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 12 (0.3) |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 4 (0.1) |
| Trend | |
| Discharge | 3053 (81.3) |
| Admission | 698 (18.6) |
| Expired | 4 (0.1) |
| Ward | |
| ICU | 71 (1.9) |
| General ward | 387 (10.3) |
| Isolation ward | 240 (6.4) |
| Isolation times, h | 55.6 ± 46.2 |
Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).
ED = emergency department; GI = gastrointestinal; ICU = intensive care unit; MOHW = Ministry of Health and Welfare; nCOV PCR = PCR for COVID-19; OPD = outpatient department; TCDC = Taiwan Centers for Disease Control; TVGH = Taipei Veterans General Hospital; URI = upper respiratory infection.