De-isolation criterion of real-time PCR test in patients with COVID-19: Two or three consecutive negative nasopharyngeal swabs?
Ling-Shan Syue,
Yuan-Pin Hung,
Chia-Wen Li,
Chin-Shiang Tsai,
Po-Lin Chen,
Ming-Chi Li,
Nan-Yao Lee,
Wen-Chien Ko
Affiliations
Ling-Shan Syue
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Yuan-Pin Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
Chia-Wen Li
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Chin-Shiang Tsai
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Po-Lin Chen
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Ming-Chi Li
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Nan-Yao Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Wen-Chien Ko
Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.; Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Centre for Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
