Screening for COVID-19: Patient factors predicting positive PCR test
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
; 41(8):968-969, 2020.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2096333
ABSTRACT
To inform the efficient allocation of testing resources, we evaluated the characteristics of those tested for COVID-19 to determine predictors of a positive test. Recent travel and exposure to a confirmed case were both highly predictive of positive testing. Symptom-based screening strategies alone may be inadequate to control the ongoing pandemic.
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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