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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2246-2248.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa459.

Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Can We Stop at 2?

Tau Hong Lee  1   2   3   4 , Ray Junhao Lin  1   2 , Raymond T P Lin  1 , Timothy Barkham  2   4 , Pooja Rao  2   3 , Yee-Sin Leo  1   2   3   4   5 , David Chien Lye  1   2   3   4 , Barnaby Young  1   2   3 ; National Centre for Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Outbreak Research Team
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Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Can We Stop at 2?

Tau Hong Lee et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic requires accurate identification and isolation of confirmed cases for effective control. This report describes the effectiveness of our testing strategy and highlights the importance of repeat testing in suspected cases in our cohort.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; diagnosis; polymerase chain reaction; testing.

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