SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020

During the July 2020 first wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Zambia, PCR-measured prevalence was 13.4% among outpatients at health facilities, an absolute difference of 5.7% compared with prevalence among community members. This finding suggests that facility testing might b...

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Autores principales: Hines, Jonas Z., Fwoloshi, Sombo, Kampamba, Davies, Barradas, Danielle T., Banda, Dabwitso, Zulu, James E., Wolkon, Adam, Yingst, Samuel, Boyd, Mary Adetinuke, Siwingwa, Mpanji, Chirwa, Lameck, Kapina, Muzala, Sinyange, Nyambe, Mukonka, Victor, Malama, Kennedy, Mulenga, Lloyd B., Agolory, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8314838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34287124
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.210502
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Sumario:During the July 2020 first wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Zambia, PCR-measured prevalence was 13.4% among outpatients at health facilities, an absolute difference of 5.7% compared with prevalence among community members. This finding suggests that facility testing might be an effective strategy during high community transmission.

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