Screening for COVID-19: Patient factors predicting positive PCR test

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Abstract

To inform the efficient allocation of testing resources, we evaluated the characteristics of those tested for COVID-19 to determine predictors of a positive test. Recent travel and exposure to a confirmed case were both highly predictive of positive testing. Symptom-based screening strategies alone may be inadequate to control the ongoing pandemic.

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Challener, D. W., Challener, G. J., Gow-Lee, V. J., Fida, M., Shah, A. S., & O’Horo, J. C. (2020). Screening for COVID-19: Patient factors predicting positive PCR test. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 41(8), 968–969. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.249

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