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Comment
. 2022 Nov;10(11):1011-1013.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00272-7. Epub 2022 Oct 10.

SARS-CoV-2: can isolation be limited to those who are truly infectious?

Elen Vink  1 , Antonia Ho  2
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SARS-CoV-2: can isolation be limited to those who are truly infectious?

Elen Vink et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. AH receives funding from the UK Medical Research Council (ISARIC 4C: Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium; March, 2020, to September, 2022) and Public Health Scotland (CHARISMA—Clinical Characterisation of Respiratory Viral Infections among Patients with Hospitalised Severe Acute Respiratory Illness using Point-of-Care Multiplex Assays; October, 2021, to September, 2022); she was a member of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Research Urgent Public Health Group (June, 2020, to March, 2021).

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