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The Prognostic Value of an RT-PCR Test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Is Contingent on Timing across Disease Time Course in addition to Assay Sensitivity
Townsend JP, Wells CR. The Prognostic Value of an RT-PCR Test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Is Contingent on Timing across Disease Time Course in addition to Assay Sensitivity. Journal Of Molecular Diagnostics 2021, 24: 101-103. PMID: 34974875, PMCID: PMC8717055, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Quarantine and serial testing for variants of SARS-CoV-2 with benefits of vaccination and boosting on consequent control of COVID-19
Wells CR, Pandey A, Gokcebel S, Krieger G, Donoghue AM, Singer BH, Moghadas SM, Galvani AP, Townsend JP. Quarantine and serial testing for variants of SARS-CoV-2 with benefits of vaccination and boosting on consequent control of COVID-19. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac100. PMID: 35909795, PMCID: PMC9335027, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Serial testingSerial testing strategyHigh population immunityQuarantine durationBenefits of vaccinationSARS-CoV-2 variantsDisease time courseCOVID-19CoV-2 variantsPublic health toolVaccine boostingThird doseVaccination statusVaccination coveragePopulation immunityCoV-2Health toolsDisease control effortsInfected casesLocal transmissionInfectiousness profileVaccinationTime courseImmunity