Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
J Infect Public Health. 2021 Jan;14(1):61-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.11.003. Epub 2020 Dec 9.
The concept of caseness in the COVID-19 virus is important for early case finding and reporting. These are essential steps for prevention and control. This review defines and differentiates between types of cases and specifies the elements of each case definition in general with their application to COVID-19, where appropriate. These terms and their application are useful for the surveillance team, epidemiologists, clinicians, policy makers as well as the public in general.
在 COVID-19 病毒中，病例的概念对于早期发现和报告病例很重要。这些是预防和控制的重要步骤。本综述定义并区分了不同类型的病例，并具体说明了一般情况下每个病例定义的要素及其在 COVID-19 中的应用（如有）。这些术语及其应用对于监测团队、流行病学家、临床医生、政策制定者以及普通公众都很有用。
