Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Can We Stop at 2?
Tau Hong Lee, Ray Junhao Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Timothy Barkham, Pooja Rao, Yee‐Sin Leo, David Chien Lye, Barnaby Edward Young
Abstract
The COVID-19 epidemic requires accurate identification and isolation of confirmed cases for effective control. This report describes the effectiveness of our testing strategy and highlights the importance of repeat testing in suspected cases in our cohort.
Topics & Concepts
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyPandemicComputer scienceMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologySARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 diagnosis using AICOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies