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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021
Research

Universal Admission Screening for SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Hospitalized Patients, Switzerland, 2020

Thomas Scheier, Adrian Schibli, Geri Eich, Christian Rüegg, Frank Kube, Adrian Schmid, Urs Karrer, Aline Wolfensberger, Hugo Sax, and Peter W. SchreiberComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (T. Scheier, A. Wolfensburger, H. Sax, P.W. Schreiber); University of Zurich (T. Scheier, A. Wolfensburger, H. Sax, P.W. Schreiber); City Hospital Triemli, Zurich (A. Schibli, G. Eich); GZO Wetzikon, Wetzikon, Switzerland (C. Rüegg, F. Kube); Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (A. Schmid, U. Karrer)

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Table 2

Characteristics of hospitalized patients in study on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 2020*

Characteristic Total PCR results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Negative Positive
Total
2,807
2,739 (97.6)
68 (2.4)
Hospital
GZO Wetzikon 283 277 (97.9) 6 (2.1)
Cantonal Hospital Winterthur 409 403 (98.5) 6 (1.5)
City Hospital Triemli 583 567 (97.3) 16 (2.7)
University Hospital Zurich
1,532
1,492 (97.4)
40 (2.6)
Median age, y (IQR)
60 (39–74)
60 (39–74)
54.5 (44.5–69)
Sex
M 1,368 1,330 (97.2) 38 (2.8)
F
1,439
1,409 (97.9)
30 (2.1)
Symptoms
Any symptom of coronavirus disease 529 469 (88.7) 60 (11.3)
Fever/feeling feverish 205 167 (81.5) 38 (18.5)
Cough 192 152 (79.2) 40 (20.8)
Dyspnea 282 255 (90.4) 27 (9.6)
Sore throat 30 22 (73.3) 8 (26.7)
Myalgia 27 14 (51.9) 13 (48.1)

*Values are no. (%) except as indicated.

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