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Low Utility of Repeat Real-Time PCR Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Clinical Specimens

In a multicenter cohort of 22,315 patients tested for COVID-19, 1676 (7.5%) had repeat testing via real-time polymerase chain reaction following an initial negative test. Of those retested within 7 days of their first negative test, only 2.0% had a positive result. This suggests that repeat testing...

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Autores principales: Challener, Douglas W., Shah, Aditya, O’Horo, John C., Berbari, Elie, Binnicker, Matthew J., Tande, Aaron J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32861337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.020