Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) screening among symptom-free healthcare workers

Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible among symptom-free individuals. Patients are avoiding medically necessary healthcare visits for fear of becoming infected in the healthcare setting. We screened 489 symptom-free healthcare workers for SARS-CoV-2...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-05, Vol.43 (5), p.657-660
Hauptverfasser:	Demmer, Ryan T., Ulrich, Angela K., Wiggen, Talia D., Strickland, Ali, Naumchik, Brianna M., Kulasingam, Shalini, Stovitz, Steven D., Marotz, Clarisse, Belda-Ferre, Pedro, Humphrey, Greg, De Hoff, Peter, Laurent, Louise, Kline, Susan, Knight, Rob
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Concise Communication Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis Delivery of Health Care Disease transmission Emergency medical care Estimates Health care Health Personnel Humans Infections Long term health care Masks Mass Screening Medical personnel Personal protective equipment SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung:	Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible among symptom-free individuals. Patients are avoiding medically necessary healthcare visits for fear of becoming infected in the healthcare setting. We screened 489 symptom-free healthcare workers for SARS-CoV-2 and found no positive results, strongly suggesting that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 was
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2021.81