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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Infect Dis
. 2020 Oct 26;ciaa1383.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1383. Online ahead of print.
Frequency of Routine Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in High-risk Healthcare Environments to Reduce Outbreaks
Elizabeth T Chin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Benjamin Q Huynh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lloyd A C Chapman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Matthew Murrill[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sanjay Basu[SUP] 3 4 5 [/SUP], Nathan C Lo[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Routine asymptomatic testing strategies for COVID-19 have been proposed to prevent outbreaks in high-risk healthcare environments. We used simulation modeling to evaluate the optimal frequency of viral testing. We found that routine testing substantially reduces risk of outbreaks, but may need to be as frequent as twice weekly.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; infection control; pandemic.
. 2020 Oct 26;ciaa1383.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1383. Online ahead of print.
Frequency of Routine Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in High-risk Healthcare Environments to Reduce Outbreaks
Elizabeth T Chin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Benjamin Q Huynh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lloyd A C Chapman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Matthew Murrill[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sanjay Basu[SUP] 3 4 5 [/SUP], Nathan C Lo[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33570097
- DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1383
Abstract
Routine asymptomatic testing strategies for COVID-19 have been proposed to prevent outbreaks in high-risk healthcare environments. We used simulation modeling to evaluate the optimal frequency of viral testing. We found that routine testing substantially reduces risk of outbreaks, but may need to be as frequent as twice weekly.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; infection control; pandemic.