Universal admission screening strategy for COVID-19 highlighted the clinical importance of reporting SARS-CoV-2 viral loads

Universal admission screening strategy for COVID-19 highlighted the clinical importance of reporting SARS-CoV-2 viral loads

Previously limited to symptomatic patients, our hospital introduced a universal admission screening strategy for coronavirus disease 2019 on 25 April 2020. All patients were tested by RT-PCR. We observed decreased viral loads linked to increased screening of asymptomatic patients highlighting the fa...

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Main Authors: M. Moraz, D. Jacot, M. Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, L. Senn, G. Greub, K. Jaton, O. Opota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Asymptomatic patients
coronavirus disease 2019
infection control
pre-hospitalization
RT-PCR
screening
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301724

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