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. 2020 Oct 19;33(6):466–484. doi: 10.37201/req/120.2020

Table 2.

Probability of COVID-19 according to presenting symptoms [Modified from reference 33]

Symptoms with high predictive value Symptoms with low predictive value
Type A (acute in the lower respiratory tract):
Dry or productive cough, dyspnea with no other cause
Type C:
Throat ache, intestinal symptoms (nausea, vomits, diarrhea), nasal symptoms (congestion, runny nose, sneezing), ocular symptoms (red eyes, dry eyes, foreign body sensation).
Type B:
Fever (Temp ≥38˚C) o high temperature (Temp ≥37.5˚C) with/without chills, myalgia/arthromyalgia, asthenia, headache, hyposmia-anosmia, hypogeusia-dysgeusia
High probability of SC2 infection Low probability of SC2 infection
Any type A symptom, with/without type B or C symptoms
≥2 type B symptoms, with/without type C symptoms
≥3 type C symptoms
Type C symptoms, without type A or B symptoms

SC2: SARS-CoV-2