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Table 2 summary of symptoms reported in clinic, in e-record and in both clinic and e-record

From: Patients without records and records without patients: review of patient records in primary care and implications for surveillance of antibiotic prescribing in rural China

Symptom

observed

e-record

accurate e-record (% of observed)

inaccurate* e-record

(% of e-records)

blocked nose

232

13

2 (0.9%)

11 (84.6%)

runny nose

199

0

0

0

snotty nose

39

0

0

0

dry cough

124

118

10 (8.1%)

108 (91.5%)

cough green sputum

251

2

1 (0.4%)

1 (50%)

cough clear sputum

41

0

0

0

cough white sputum

360

22

0

22 (100%)

dry throat

146

1

1 (0.7%)

0

sore throat

450

0

0

0

itchy throat

128

0

0

0

burning throat

21

1

0

1 (100%)

hoarse voice

10

0

0

0

difficulty swallowing

5

0

0

0

breathlessness

351

0

0

0

headache

139

13

2 (1.4%)

11 (84.6%)

body pain

7

0

0

0

weakness

32

0

0

0

fever

71

55

7 (9.9%)

48 (87.3%)

urinary frequency

10

0

0

0

urinary urgency

4

7

1 (25.0%)

6 (85.7%)

pain on urinating

13

7

4 (30.8%)

3 (42.9%)

urinary incontinence

2

0

0

0

blood in urine

0

0

0

0

turbid urine

0

1

0

1 (100%)

lower back pain

2

0

0

0

urinary tract itch

0

0

0

0

‘heavy’ stomach

0

0

0

0

Totals

2637

240

28 (1.1%)

212 (8.0%)

  1. *inaccurate defined as a symptom recorded in e-record which was not documented in clinic observation