Should qualitative RT-PCR be used to determine release from isolation of COVID-19 patients?

Krupp, Karl; Madhivanan, Purnima; Perez-Velez, Carlos M

Krupp, Karl; Madhivanan, Purnima; Perez-Velez, Carlos M.

Krupp K; Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295N. Martin Ave.; Drachman Hall A206X; PO Box 245209, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. Electronic address: KKrupp@arizona.edu.
Madhivanan P; Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295N. Martin Ave.; Drachman Hall A206X; PO Box 245209, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Electronic address: PMadhivanan@arizona.edu.
Perez-Velez CM; Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA; Pima County Health Department, 3950 South Country Club Road, Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona 84714, USA. Electronic address: CMPerezVelez@gmail.com.

J Infect ; 81(3): 452-482, 2020 Sep.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-607909

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Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Coronavirus Infections/blood; Coronavirus Infections/virology; Patient Isolation/psychology; Pneumonia, Viral/blood; Pneumonia, Viral/virology; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Humans; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Socioeconomic Factors; Virus Shedding

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Infectivity; Patient Isolation; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); Social Isolation; Socioeconomic Impact; Virus Shedding

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Isolation / Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Infect Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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