The Challenge of Using an Antigen Test as a Screening Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in an Emergency Department: Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Italy

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 positive patients.

Total patients enrolled ()	911	%
Male	469	51.5%
Female	442	48.5%
Median age (IQR) (years)	52 (35–68)
COVID-19 symptoms and severity
Asymptomatic	550	60.4%
Symptomatic	361	39.6%
Mild	186	51.5%
Moderate	138	38.2%
Severe	37	10.3%
Symptom onset (days)
Mean (range) (years)	4.5 (0–25)

IQR: interquartile range.