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: Received: 9 March 2021 / Approved: 10 March 2021 / Online: 10 March 2021 (16:17:48 CET)
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Zhou, K.; Blanc-Lapierre, A.; Seegers, V.; Boisdron-Celle, M.; Bigot, F.; Bourdon, M.; Mahammedi, H.; Lambert, A.; Campone, M.; Bellanger, M.; Raoul, J. COVID-19-Related Symptoms Among Cancer Patients and Healthcare Workers— First Results From the PAPESCO-19 Prospective Cohort Study. Preprints2021, 2021030292. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202103.0292.v1
Zhou, K.; Blanc-Lapierre, A.; Seegers, V.; Boisdron-Celle, M.; Bigot, F.; Bourdon, M.; Mahammedi, H.; Lambert, A.; Campone, M.; Bellanger, M.; Raoul, J. COVID-19-Related Symptoms Among Cancer Patients and Healthcare Workers— First Results From the PAPESCO-19 Prospective Cohort Study. Preprints 2021, 2021030292. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202103.0292.v1
Zhou, K.; Blanc-Lapierre, A.; Seegers, V.; Boisdron-Celle, M.; Bigot, F.; Bourdon, M.; Mahammedi, H.; Lambert, A.; Campone, M.; Bellanger, M.; Raoul, J. COVID-19-Related Symptoms Among Cancer Patients and Healthcare Workers— First Results From the PAPESCO-19 Prospective Cohort Study. Preprints2021, 2021030292. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202103.0292.v1
APA Style
Zhou, K., Blanc-Lapierre, A., Seegers, V., Boisdron-Celle, M., Bigot, F., Bourdon, M., Mahammedi, H., Lambert, A., Campone, M., Bellanger, M., & Raoul, J. (2021). COVID-19-Related Symptoms Among Cancer Patients and Healthcare Workers— First Results From the PAPESCO-19 Prospective Cohort Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202103.0292.v1
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Zhou, K., Martine Bellanger and Jean-Luc Raoul. 2021 "COVID-19-Related Symptoms Among Cancer Patients and Healthcare Workers— First Results From the PAPESCO-19 Prospective Cohort Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202103.0292.v1
Abstract
Background: Cancer patients may fail to distinguish COVID-19 symptoms such as anosmia, dysgeusia/ageusia, anorexia, headache, and fatigue, which are frequent after cancer treatments. We aimed to identify symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to assess the strength of their association in cancer and cancer-free populations. Methods: The prospective multicenter cohort study PAPESCO-19 included 878 cancer patients and 940 healthcare workers (HCWs) systematically tested for SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies. Participants reported the results of routine screening RT-PCR and thirteen COVID-19 symptoms. Backward logistic regression identified the symptom combinations significantly associated with COVID-19. Results: COVID+ proportions were similar in patients (8%) and HCWs (9.5%, p=0.26), whereas symptomatic proportions were lower in patients (32%) than HCWs (52%, p<0.001). Anosmia, anorexia, fever, headache, and rhinorrhea together accurately discriminated (c-statistic=0.7027) COVID-19 cases in patients. Anosmia, dysgeusia/ageusia, muscle pain, intense fatigue, headache, and chest pain better discriminated (c-statistic=0.8830) COVID-19 cases in HCWs. Anosmia had the strongest association in patients (OR=7.48, 95% CI: 2.96–18.89) and HCWs (OR=5.71, 95% CI: 2.21–14.75). Conclusions: COVID-19 symptoms and their diagnostic performance differ in cancer patients and HCWs. Anosmia is associated with COVID-19 for patients, while dysgeusia/ageusia are not. Cancer patients deserve tailored preventive measures due to their particular COVID-19 symptom pattern.
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