Saliva detection of SARS-CoV-2 for mitigating company outbreaks: a surveillance experience, Milan, Italy, March 2021

Saliva detection of SARS-CoV-2 for mitigating company outbreaks: a surveillance experience, Milan, Italy, March 2021

Monitoring the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) community-wide transmission with a suitable and effective sampling method would be of great support for public health response to the spreading due to asymptomatic subjects in the community. Here, we describe how using saliv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2021-07, Vol.149, p.e171-e171, Article e171
Hauptverfasser: Ottaviano, Emerenziana, Parodi, Chiara, Borghi, Elisa, Massa, Valentina, Gervasini, Cristina, Centanni, Stefano, Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo, Bianchi, Silvia
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asymptomatic
Contact tracing
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 diagnostic tests
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Employees
Epidemics
From the Field
Health care
Infections
Laboratories
Public health
Saliva
Sampling methods
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Small business
Surveillance
Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Monitoring the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) community-wide transmission with a suitable and effective sampling method would be of great support for public health response to the spreading due to asymptomatic subjects in the community. Here, we describe how using saliva samples for SARS-CoV-2 detection has allowed for a weekly surveillance of a small business company and the early detection of coronavirus disease 2019 cases. As on 23rd March, two cases were detected and investigated, and control measures were rapidly applied.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268821001473