CDC rules prevented coronavirus testing of CA patient for 11 days un-isolated in hospital care

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A Solano County woman now critically ill with coronavirus was hospitalized for 11 days before her infection was revealed to healthcare workers, raising the potential of broader community exposure to the dangerous respiratory disease.
SOURCE URL: https://www.thereporter.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-want-a-test-to-see-if-you-have-it-youll-have-to-wait/


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  • Posted by exceller 6 years, 1 month ago
    "The Solano County patient’s test was delayed, according to UC Davis officials, because the patient did not fit into the CDC’s two criteria: a history of travel to China or close contact with a coronavirus patient.
    But the patient was eligible for testing under a third CDC criteria: For severely ill individuals, testing can be considered when exposure history is equivocal — such as uncertain travel or exposure, or no known exposure — and another etiology has not been identified."

    I find it ridiculous to impose those conditions at this stage of the epidemic, when very little is known about how the virus spreads.

    How anyone can know where he/she was exposed to it?

    Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases is the sister of former DAG Rosenstein.
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