What Is the Role of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Discontinuation of Transmission-based Precautions for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients?

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2304-2305. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa671.

Authors

Bahaa Abu Raya^{1

2}, David M Goldfarb^{2

3}, Manish Sadarangani^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Vaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections* / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / prevention & control
Coronavirus*
Humans
Pandemics*
Patient Discharge
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / diagnosis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / prevention & control