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Re-Testing Patients for COVID-19 after Symptomatic Recovery: a Work in Progress

Authors: Nicole Campion Dialo, MD, MPH, Samuel Gantert, BA, Francis X. Campion, MD, FACP

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2020

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As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic slowly begins to resolve, preparations are being made to re-open businesses and schools across the USA, and individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 will need to return to work with appropriate modifications. Patients and clinicians are currently faced with conflicting information and recommendations about when it is safe for patients who have had COVID-19 to terminate their quarantine and return to work. This article presents the case of a patient trying to return to work after having COVID-19, and then discusses the challenges posed by current clinical guidelines. …

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Title: Re-Testing Patients for COVID-19 after Symptomatic Recovery: a Work in Progress
Authors: Nicole Campion Dialo, MD, MPH
Samuel Gantert, BA
Francis X. Campion, MD, FACP
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06108-2

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