The prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection in cancer patients. A cross-sectional study at a tertiary cancer center in New York City

The prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection in cancer patients. A cross-sectional study at a tertiary cancer center in New York City

Abstact: Objective: Several factors raise concern for increased risk of COVID-19 in cancer patients. While there is strong support for testing symptomatic patients. The benefit of routine testing of asymptomatic patients remains contentious. We aim to evaluate the prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-1...

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Main Authors: Mudathir Ibrahim, Vijaya Natarajan, Pooja Murthy, Trishala Meghal, Yiquing Xu, Ory Wiesel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
Subjects:
COVID-19 infection
Asymptomatic
Cancer patients
SAR-Cov-2 nucleic acid testing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294221000459

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