COVID-19 Test Strategy to Guide Quarantine Interval in University Student.
Jill M KolesarTyler GayheartLance PostonEric MondayDerek ForsterElizabeth BelcherRani JaiswalJ Kirsten TurnerDonna K ArnettEric B DurbinJoseph MonroeFrank RomanelliSusanne M ArnoldC Darrell JenningsHeidi WeissRobert DiPaolaPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2020)
The 16% positive rate supports the ongoing need to quarantine close contacts of COVID-19 cases, but this prospective study provides the first direct evidence that exposed asymptomatic students ages 18-44 years in a university setting are at low risk if released from quarantine at 7 days if they test negative PCR test prior to release.