Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate in Outpatients in Seattle and Washington State, March 1-April 16, 2020

April Kaur Randhawa; Leigh H Fisher; Alexander L Greninger; Shuying Sue Li; Jessica Andriesen; Lawrence Corey; Keith R Jerome

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.8097

Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Rate in Outpatients in Seattle and Washington State, March 1-April 16, 2020

JAMA. 2020 Jun 9;323(22):2334-2336. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8097.

Authors

April Kaur Randhawa¹, Leigh H Fisher¹, Alexander L Greninger², Shuying Sue Li¹, Jessica Andriesen¹, Lawrence Corey¹, Keith R Jerome²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Vaccine and Infectious Disease, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.

Abstract

This population epidemiology study characterizes trends in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test positivity for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Washington State and the Seattle area between March 1 and April 16, 2020, before and after statewide physical distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Communicable Disease Control
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Outpatients
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Washington / epidemiology
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding