Utility of repeat testing for COVID-19: Laboratory stewardship when the stakes are high

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to circulate, testing strategies are of the utmost importance. Given national shortages of testing supplies, personal protective equipment, and other hospital resources, diagnostic stewardship is necessary to aid in resource management. We report...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021-03, Vol.42 (3), p.338-340
Hauptverfasser:	Rearigh, Lindsey M, Hewlett, Angela L, Fey, Paul D, Broadhurst, M Jana, Brett-Major, David M, Rupp, Mark E, Van Schooneveld, Trevor C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Child, Preschool Concise Communication Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 Testing - statistics & numerical data Disease transmission Female Genes Humans Illnesses Infant Infection Control - organization & administration Infections Laboratories Laboratories - supply & distribution Male Middle Aged Nebraska Patients Personal protective equipment Personal Protective Equipment - supply & distribution Pneumonia Protective equipment Resource management Retrospective Studies Risk exposure SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to circulate, testing strategies are of the utmost importance. Given national shortages of testing supplies, personal protective equipment, and other hospital resources, diagnostic stewardship is necessary to aid in resource management. We report the low utility of serial testing in a low-prevalence setting.
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2020.397