Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 11, 2020

Re-Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Patterns of Testing from a Large U.S. Healthcare System

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  • Kennedy et al. performed a retrospective chart review of all in–patients and out–patients age ≥18 years old with at least 2 SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests and found that that re-testing for SARS-CoV-2 was uncommon and often resulted in multiple negative tests. The majority of individuals were re-tested due to pre-procedural asymptomatic screening or clinical suspicion for COVID-19 disease.  

Kennedy et al. (Aug 10, 2020). Re-Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Patterns of Testing from a Large U.S. Healthcare System. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.413