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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 45(2): 241-243, 2024 Feb.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37746805
RESUMEN
We used a strand-specific RT-qPCR to evaluate viral replication as a surrogate for infectiousness among 242 asymptomatic inpatients with a positive severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) admission test. Only 21 patients (9%) had detectable SARS-CoV-2 minus-strand RNA. Because most patients were found to be noninfectious, our findings support the suspension of asymptomatic admission testing.