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. 2020 Oct 26:ciaa1630. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1630

COVID-19 Serial Testing among Hospitalized Patients in a Midwest Tertiary Medical Center, July–September 2020

Takaaki Kobayashi 1,, Alexandra Trannel 1, Stephanie A Holley 1, Mohammed Alsuhaibani 1, Oluchi J Abosi 1, Kyle E Jenn 1, Holly Meacham 1, Lorinda L Sheeler 1, William Etienne 1, Angelique Dains 1, Fernando Casado 1, Mary E Kukla 1, Emily Ward 1, Bradley Ford 1, Michael B Edmond 1, Melanie Wellington 1, Daniel J Diekema 1, Jorge L Salinas 1
PMCID: PMC7665386  PMID: 33103196

Abstract

We implemented serial COVID-19 testing for inpatients with a negative test on admission. The conversion rate (negative to positive) on repeat testing was one percent. We identified patients during their incubation period and hospital-onset cases, rapidly isolated them, and potentially reduced exposures. Serial testing and infectiousness determination were resource intensive.


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