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Optimal allocation of PCR tests to minimise disease transmission through contact tracing and quarantine

PCR testing is a crucial capability for managing disease outbreaks, but it is also a limited resource and must be used carefully to ensure the information gain from testing is valuable. Testing has two broad uses for informing public health policy, namely to track epidemic dynamics and to reduce tra...

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Autores principales: Baker, Christopher M., Chades, Iadine, McVernon, Jodie, Robinson, Andrew P., Bondell, Howard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8463101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34610549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100503