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. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2211-2214.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa256.

A Novel Approach for a Novel Pathogen: Using a Home Assessment Team to Evaluate Patients for COVID-19

Chloe Bryson-Cahn  1   2 , Jeffrey Duchin  1   3 , Vanessa A Makarewicz  2 , Meagan Kay  3 , Krista Rietberg  2 , Nathanael Napolitano  2 , Carole Kamangu  2 , Timothy H Dellit  1 , John B Lynch  1   2
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A Novel Approach for a Novel Pathogen: Using a Home Assessment Team to Evaluate Patients for COVID-19

Chloe Bryson-Cahn et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Thousands of people in the United States have required testing for SARS-CoV-2. Evaluation for a special pathogen is resource intensive. We report an innovative approach to home assessment that, in collaboration with public health, enables safe evaluation and specimen collection outside the healthcare setting, avoiding unnecessary exposures and resource utilization.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; home assessment; novel coronavirus.

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