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SARS-CoV-2 identified by universal preoperative COVID-19 testing prior to emergency surgery: Case of an asymptomatic pediatric patient requiring emergency surgery
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Northwestern University
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Lurie Children's Hospital
Abstract
This case highlights the importance of identifying SARS-CoV-2 preoperatively, irrespective of symptoms, as symptoms may be mild, especially in children compared to adults, and asymptomatic carriers can have high viral loads and be infectious.Other
original_citation: Racette SD, Lavin JM, Kociolek LK, Zheng XTT, Haverkamp KS, Rosenthal LHS. SARS-CoV-2 identified by universal preoperative COVID-19 testing prior to emergency surgery: Case of an asymptomatic pediatric patient requiring emergency surgery. Clinical Case Reports. 2021;9(6):3.Files
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- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.3844 (URL)
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- Lurie Children's Hospital
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2021-06When the item was originally created.