Open Syndrome COVID-19 (Egypt)
Table of Contents
Authors: Ministry of health and population (MOHP)
Location: Egypt
Purpose #
The definition #
A Any one of the epidemiological history with any of the clinical features. epidemiological history:
- History of travel to or residence in communities where cases reported within the last 14 days.
- In contact with viral RNA positive people within the last 14 days.
- In contact with a patient who has fever or respiratory symptoms or from a community with confirmed cases reported within the last 14 days. B Asessing the presence of at least two of the following clinical features: 1.Fever and/or respiratory symptoms. 2.Imaging characteristics. CT scan is preferred, if not appicable do CXR 3.Differential CBC findings: white blood cells is normal or decreased, with decreased lymphocytic count. C Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) with no other obvious cause.
Machine-readable definition #
The definition is available in JSON format following the Open Syndrome v1.0 specification:
{
"category": "suspected",
"definition_type": "case_definition",
"description": "",
"human_readable_definition": "A\nAny one of the epidemiological \nhistory with any of the clinical \nfeatures.\nepidemiological history:\n1. History of travel to or \nresidence in communities \nwhere cases reported within \nthe last 14 days.\n2. In contact with viral RNA \npositive people\nwithin the last 14 days.\n3. In contact with a patient who \nhas fever or respiratory \nsymptoms or from a \ncommunity\nwith confirmed cases reported \nwithin the last 14 days.\nB\nAsessing the presence of at \nleast two of the following \nclinical features:\n1.Fever and/or respiratory \nsymptoms.\n2.Imaging characteristics. \nCT scan is preferred, if not \nappicable do CXR\n3.Differential CBC findings:\nwhite blood cells is normal \nor decreased, with decreased \nlymphocytic count.\nC\nSevere Acute Respiratory \nInfection\n(SARI) with no other \nobvious cause.\n",
"inclusion_criteria": [
{
"logical_operator": "OR",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"logical_operator": "OR",
"name": "A. Any one of the epidemiological history with any of the clinical features",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "History of travel to or residence in communities where cases reported within the last 14 days",
"type": "epidemiological_history"
},
{
"name": "In contact with a patient who has fever or respiratory symptoms or from a community with confirmed cases reported within the last 14 days",
"type": "epidemiological_history"
}
]
},
{
"logical_operator": "AT_LEAST",
"logical_operator_arguments": [
2
],
"name": "B. Assessing the presence of at least two of the following clinical features",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "Fever and/or respiratory symptoms",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"name": "Imaging characteristics",
"type": "professional_judgment"
},
{
"description": "White blood cells is normal or decreased, with decreased lymphocytic count.",
"name": "Differential CBC findings",
"type": "professional_judgment"
}
]
},
{
"logical_operator": "OR",
"name": "C. Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) with no other obvious cause",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) with other obvious cause for SARI",
"type": "professional_judgment"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"keywords": [
"COVID-19",
"Africa"
],
"language": "English",
"location": "Egypt",
"notes": [],
"open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
"organization": "Ministry of health and population (MOHP)",
"published_at": "2020-05-30T12:00:00Z",
"published_by": [
"Open Syndrome Initiative"
],
"published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
"references": [
{
"citation": "Masoud, Hossam \u0026 Elassal, Gehan \u0026 Zaky, Samy \u0026 Baki, Amin \u0026 Ibrahem, Hamdy \u0026 Amin, Wagdy \u0026 Abdelbary, Akram \u0026 Abdalmohsen, Ahmad \u0026 Hassany, Mohamed \u0026 Eid, Alaa \u0026 Asem, Noha \u0026 Kamal, Ehab. (2020). Management Protocol for COVID-19 Patients Version 1.4/30th May 2020 Ministry of health and population (MOHP), Egypt.",
"url": "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344078546_Management_Protocol_for_COVID-19_Patients_Version_1430th_May_2020_Ministry_of_health_and_population_MOHP_Egypt"
}
],
"scope": "broad",
"status": "draft",
"target_public_health_threats": [
"COVID-19"
],
"title": "Open Syndrome COVID-19 (Egypt)",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
Using the Definition #
Healthcare organizations can implement this definition through:
- Direct integration with surveillance systems
- API endpoints for real-time validation
- Manual case verification processes
Next Steps #
We encourage:
- Clinical feedback on the definition criteria
- Technical feedback on the implementation format
- Suggestions for additional symptoms or signs
- Reports of implementation experiences
Get Involved #
We welcome contributions and feedback from the community.