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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/8127| Title: | Repeat testing for SARS-COV-2: Findings from Queensland wide data. | Authors: | Paulina Stehlik Kylie Alcorn Anna Jones Sanmarie Schlebusch Andre Wattiaux David Henry |
Issue Date: | 18-Nov-2020 | Journal: | Gold Coast Health Research Quality and Innovation Week <br/>, Gold Coast, Australia, 16/11/20 | Abstract: | AIM:To estimate proportions of individuals who returned positive tests and how these varied with location age and sex.To estimate apparent rates of clearance of viral RNA from the upper respiratory tract of subjects with repeated tests, and the extent to these varied with age and sex.CLINICAL BOTTOM LINEDetectable RNA may persist for long periods and negate the value of repeat testing as a basis of declaring individuals free of infection. |
| Appears in Sites: | Publication workflow Queensland Health Publications |
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