Thread about the difference between someone testing PCR ‘positive’ versus being contagious.
Illustration from @michaelmina_lab:
WHO criteria for releasing patients from isolation: no repeated PCR tests required for most patients who.int/news-room/comm…
Similarly, the CDC does not recommend repeated PCR testing for most patients: cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
Story about excessive isolation: a mother and newborn kept apart for several weeks, with experts commenting that it shows the limitations of PCR as a tool to indicate quarantine periods
Thread about PCR testing and when it makes sense:
NYT article on why PCR may be the wrong tool for large-scale monitoring
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