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. 2020 Oct 1;6(10):1627-1628.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2548.

Screening for COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients With Cancer in a Hospital in the United Arab Emirates

Humaid O Al-Shamsi  1   2   3 , Eric A Coomes  4 , Sadir Alrawi  1
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Screening for COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients With Cancer in a Hospital in the United Arab Emirates

Humaid O Al-Shamsi et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This case series examines the results of implementing a universal microbiologic screening strategy for asymptomatic patients with cancer for coronavirus disease 2019 at 1 institution in the United Arab Emirates.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Al-Shamsi received publication funding from Roche Pharmaceuticals Middle East FZCO. Dr Coomes reports grants from Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund outside the submitted work; and Dr Coomes has submitted applications as a coprincipal investigator on a randomized clinical trial for chemoprophylaxis for COVID-19. No other conflicts are reported.

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