De-isolating coronavirus disease 2019 suspected cases: A continuing challenge

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 71, Issue 15, 2020, Pages 883-884

  Tay, Jun Yang ^a,b   Lim, Poh Lian ^a,b   Marimuthu, Kalisvar ^a,b   Sadarangani, Sapna Pradip ^a,b   Ling, Li Min ^a,b   Sze Peng Ang, Brenda ^a,b   Chan, Monica ^a,b   Leo, Yee Sin ^a,b   Vasoo, Shawn ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PATIENT ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SINGAPORE; THROAT CULTURE; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PANDEMIC; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; SINGAPORE;

EID: 85082694442     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa179     Document Type: Letter

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