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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Nov 30;27(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid2701.203892. Online ahead of print.
Large-Scale Testing of Asymptomatic Healthcare Personnel for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Catherine A Hogan, Saurabh Gombar, Hannah Wang, Katharina R?ltgen, Run-Zhang Shi, Marisa Holubar, Sang-Ick Chang, Grace M Lee, Scott D Boyd, James Zehnder, Benjamin A Pinsky
Abstract
Large-scale, 1-time testing of >12,000 asymptomatic healthcare personnel in California, USA, during April-June 2020 showed that prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was low (<1%). Testing might identify asymptomatic and presymptomatic persons, including some with high viral burden, enabling prompt implementation of measures to limit nosocomial spread.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; healthcare personnel; large-scale testing; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Nov 30;27(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid2701.203892. Online ahead of print.
Large-Scale Testing of Asymptomatic Healthcare Personnel for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Catherine A Hogan, Saurabh Gombar, Hannah Wang, Katharina R?ltgen, Run-Zhang Shi, Marisa Holubar, Sang-Ick Chang, Grace M Lee, Scott D Boyd, James Zehnder, Benjamin A Pinsky
- PMID: 33256889
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.203892
Abstract
Large-scale, 1-time testing of >12,000 asymptomatic healthcare personnel in California, USA, during April-June 2020 showed that prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was low (<1%). Testing might identify asymptomatic and presymptomatic persons, including some with high viral burden, enabling prompt implementation of measures to limit nosocomial spread.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; healthcare personnel; large-scale testing; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.