Utility of Repeat Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Testing and Refinement of Diagnostic Stewardship Strategies at a Tertiary Care Academic Center in a Low-Prevalence Area of the United States

BACKGROUND: Multiple factors have led to an extremely high volume of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Concerns exist about sensitivity and false-negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing results. We describe a ret...

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Autores principales: Lepak, Alexander J, Chen, Derrick J, Buys, Ashley, Stevens, Linda, Safdar, Nasia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32964068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa388

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32964068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa388

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