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. 2021 Feb;42(2):203-204.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.343. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

The perplexing problem of persistently PCR-positive personnel

David K Henderson  1 , David J Weber  2 , Hilary Babcock  3 , Mary K Hayden  4 , Anurag Malani  5 , Sharon B Wright  6 , A Rekha Murthy  7 , Judith Guzman-Cottrill  8 , Sarah Haessler  9 , Clare Rock  10 , Trevor Van Schooneveld  11 , Latania Logan  4 , Corey Forde  12 ; SHEA Board of Trustees
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The perplexing problem of persistently PCR-positive personnel

David K Henderson et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Feb.
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*After this manuscript was submitted and accepted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention modified their recommended “return to work” criteria to state that a test-based strategy is no longer recommended and to advocate strategies basically consistent with the suggestions outlined in this paper (See https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/return-to-work.html).

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