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- Biswadev Mitra, Carl Luckhoff, Rob D Mitchell, Gerard M O'Reilly, SmitDe VilliersVEmergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Me, and Peter A Cameron.
- Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Emerg Med Australas. 2020 Oct 1; 32 (5): 867-869.
ObjectiveTo report the incidence of fever among patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.MethodsRetrospective cohort study of patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at a single centre. Temperature at time of testing and on repeat testing within 24 h were collected.ResultsAt the time of testing, fever was detected (sensitivity) in 16 of 86 (19%; 95% confidence interval 11-28) episodes of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2. With repeat testing, fever was detected in 18 of 75 (24%; 95% confidence interval 15-35) episodes.ConclusionsIn an Australian hospital, screening for fever lacked sensitivity for detection of patients with SARS-CoV-2.© 2020 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
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