SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rate in Patients With Cancer and Health Care Workers in a Chemoradiotherapy Unit During the Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort in Mexico.
Monica Isabel Meneses-MedinaJorge Humberto Hernandez-FelixLuis Guillermo Anaya-SánchezAna Karen Valenzuela-VidalesVanessa Rosas-CamargoEdgar Omar Martos-ArmendarizLucero Itzel Torres-ValdiviezoAlberto Cedro-TandaAlejandro Noguez-RamosLuis Alonso Herrera-MontalvoAlfredo Hidalgo-MirandaRaymundo David Valdez-EcheverríaArturo Galindo-FragaFidel David Huitzil-MeléndezPublished in: JCO global oncology (2021)
Patients with cancer on treatment can have uncomplicated COVID-19 outcomes. Biweekly RT-qPCR testing detects asymptomatic infections, prevents transmission, and should be implemented in units to increase patient safety. CQ increase RT-qPCR diagnostic yield and may prioritize testing in resource-deprived settings. Post-infection IgG seroconversion is unreliable.