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cord-255458-81ugj38k	Doll, Michelle E.	Utility of retesting for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in hospitalized patients: Impact of the interval between tests	2020-05-11		.txt	text/plain	1169	77	48	title: Utility of retesting for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in hospitalized patients: Impact of the interval between tests Infectious disease physicians designated each patient with high or low probability based on the following clinical criteria consistent with reported literature 7 : (1) exposure to SARS-CoV-2; (2) symptoms of COVID-19, including hypoxia, respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms, or fever; (3) leukopenia; (4) chest imaging; (5) lack of other explanatory diagnosis. Overall, 70 inpatients with initially negative SARS-CoV-2 testing underwent repeat testing for ongoing clinical concerns between March 2 and April 4, 2020. Early interval retesting of patients with a high pretest probability for SARS-CoV-2 as part of a formal protocol was performed from March 31, 2020, through April 7, 2020. The patient who tested positive 6 days after a negative result was deemed "low probability" when re-evaluated for that repeat test. 3, 4 However, cases of high probability symptomatic patients with false-negative testing early in the course of illness have been reported.	./cache/cord-255458-81ugj38k.txt	./txt/cord-255458-81ugj38k.txt