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Samples were obtained from the patients and PCR tests were performed; the patients were grouped as COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative; these two groups were questioned for 15 symptoms and the results were compared.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 297 patients with suspicion of COVID-19 were included in the study. COVID-19 was positive in 143 patients and negative in 154 patients. The most common symptoms in the COVID-19 positive group were: cough (56.6%), weakness (56.6%), taste disorder (35.7%), myalgia (34.3%), and fever (33.6%); and in the COVID-19 negative group: cough (63%), weakness (45.5%), dyspnea (29.9%), headache (27.3%) and fever (24.7%). When these two groups were compared, taste disorder, smell disorder and diarrhea were significantly higher in the COVID-19 positive group (p\u2009=\u2009&lt;0,00001, p\u2009=\u20090,00001 and p\u2009=\u20090,02).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study showed that taste and smell disorders and diarrhea were important markers in COVID-19 infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0036933020949253","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,18]],"date-time":"2020-08-18T01:27:32Z","timestamp":1597714052000},"page":"127-132","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":106,"title":["Main symptoms in patients presenting in the COVID-19 period"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"65","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9302-5842","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aylin","family":"\u00c7al\u0131ca Utku","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Specialist Doctor of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G\u00f6k\u00e7en","family":"Budak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Specialist Doctor of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"O\u011fuz","family":"Karabay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professor Doctor of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ertu\u011frul","family":"G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"H\u00fcseyin Do\u011fu\u015f","family":"Okan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Specialist Doctor of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Asl\u0131","family":"Vatan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Specialist Doctor of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0036933020949253","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMe2001126"},{"key":"bibr2-0036933020949253","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40249-020-00646-x"},{"key":"bibr3-0036933020949253","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/JCMA.0000000000000270"},{"key":"bibr4-0036933020949253","unstructured":"WHO. 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