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. 2020 Mar 6;105(3):404-405.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.003. Online ahead of print.

Duration of quarantine in hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: a question needing an answer

Andrea Lombardi  1 , Giorgio Bozzi  2 , Davide Mangioni  3 , Antonio Muscatello  2 , Anna Maria Peri  2 , Lucia Taramasso  3 , Riccardo Ungaro  2 , Alessandra Bandera  3 , Andrea Gori  3
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Duration of quarantine in hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: a question needing an answer

Andrea Lombardi et al. J Hosp Infect. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; nosocomial transmission; quarantine.

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