Title: Utility of Repeat Testing for COVID-19: Lab Stewardship When the Stakes are High

Link to article at PubMed

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Aug 3:1-9. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.397. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

As the Coronavirus disease 2019 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.

PMID:32741393 | DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.397

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