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. 2020 Dec 14;5(1):109–117. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.12.004

Table 1.

Criteria Rules Used by Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Registries

COVID-19 registry name COVID-19 registry criteria rules
COVID-19 Confirmed Patient Registry 1. Active COVID-19 infection or 2. Patient does not have a resolved COVID-19 infection and 3. Patient has had a positive COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test result in the last 60 daysNote: criterion 3 includes the original miscellaneous laboratory results sent out before the PCR test response is available.
COVID-19 Risk Factor ≥3 Points Registry Includes any patient with risk score value ≥3. The points are assigned on the basis of preselected risk factors, such as age and sex. Mayo Clinic COVID-19 risk factor scoring system is developed for internal use and is outlined in Table 2
COVID-19 Negative Patient Registry 1. Patient has not had a positive or indeterminate SARS-CoV-2 laboratory result and 2. Patient has had at least 1 negative SARS-CoV-2 laboratory result in the past 365 days
COVID-19 Recovered Patient Registry 1. 10 days since first positive result or 10 days since second first positive in the case of a reinfection past the initial 90-day period and 2. Resolved COVID-19 infection record and no active COVID-19 infection record
COVID-19 Suspected Patient Registry 1. Patient is alive and 2. Patient does not have an active infection of COVID-19 (confirmed) and 3. Patient does not have a recent positive result for SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test in past 60 days and 4. Patient is not a member of the COVID-19 confirmed registry and 5. Patient has active infection of COVID-19 rule-out and [8. contact with a person with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 or 9. COVID-19 symptoms or 10. suspected COVID-19 diagnosis] or 6. Patient does not have a resolved infection of COVID-19 rule-out and has either [8. suspected COVID-19 diagnosis or 9. contact with a person who was confirmed or thought to have COVID-19 or 10. communicable disease symptoms] or [7. order for SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test] and [8. suspected COVID-19 diagnosis or 9. contact with a person who was confirmed or thought to have COVID-19 or 10. communicable disease symptoms]

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.