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Screening for COVID-19: Patient factors predicting positive PCR test

To inform the efficient allocation of testing resources, we evaluated the characteristics of those tested for COVID-19 to determine predictors of a positive test. Recent travel and exposure to a confirmed case were both highly predictive of positive testing. Symptom-based screening strategies alone...

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Autores principales: Challener, Douglas W., Challener, Gregory J., Gow-Lee, Vanessa J., Fida, Madiha, Shah, Aditya S., O’Horo, John C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7303473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32423519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.249