What Is the Role of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Discontinuation of Transmission-based Precautions for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients?

Bahaa Abu Raya^{1

2}, David M Goldfarb^{2

3}, Manish Sadarangani^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Vaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Comment

Bahaa Abu Raya et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2304-2305.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa671.

Bahaa Abu Raya^{1

2}, David M Goldfarb^{2

3}, Manish Sadarangani^{1

2}

¹ Vaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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