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399. Epidemiology of Laboratory-identified Late-onset SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Two Large, Urban, Acute-Care Hospitals: Implications for Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired COVID-19

BACKGROUND: Laboratory identification (Lab-ID) of late-onset SARS-CoV-2 positive tests during a hospital stay is a potential public health surveillance approach for hospital-acquired COVID-19. However, prolonged RNA fragment shedding and intermittent detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus via PCR testing amo...

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Autores principales: Trick, William, Lin, Michael Y, Welbel, Sharon F, Donceras, Onfofre T, Zhang, Huiyuan, Tseng, Marion, Santos, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644619/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.600