Background On 9 March 2020, the Corona Outpatient Clinic was opened at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital in Dresden, where 2 871 persons presented themselves until March 31, 2020, of which 2 257 patients were tested for SARS-CoV-2 The aim of this work is to analyse the clinical characteristics of these pa-tients Methods Based on a questionnaire filled out by each patient, the indi-cation for SARS-CoV-2 testing was given by a physician The data of the patient’s characteristics and the test results were evaluated in aggregated form without individual-related in-formation Results In the study period from March 9 to March 31, 2020 2 257 patients were tested for SARS-CoV-2 163 tests were positive The most frequent symptom was cough Headache, muscle pain and fever were significantly associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (p 0 05) 79 % of the patients presented within six days of the onset of symptoms 78 of those who were tested positive (49 %) said they had been abroad in the 14 days before the start of illness 82 (52 %) had prior contact with a person who was tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 Conclusions Main symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients are cough and headache Muscle pain, headache and fever were significantly more common in people infected with SARS-CoV-2 Patients often present just before or during the critical phase of the disease © Deutscher Ärzteverlag ;ZFA ;Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin ;2020
Corona outpatient clinic at dresden university hospital: Clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 tested patients