First experience of COVID-19 screening of health-care workers in England

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
² Occupational Health Department, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
³ Immunity and Inflammation Theme, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁴ National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁵ NIHR In Vitro Diagnostics Cooperative, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁶ Microbiology and Virology Services, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁷ Department of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁸ Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Microbiology and Virology Services, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Mitochondrial and Neuromuscular Diseases Theme, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁹ Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Immunity and Inflammation Theme, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. Electronic address: christopher.duncan@newcastle.ac.uk.

Ewan Hunter et al. Lancet. 2020.

. 2020 May 2;395(10234):e77-e78.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30970-3. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

¹ Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
² Occupational Health Department, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
³ Immunity and Inflammation Theme, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁴ National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁵ NIHR In Vitro Diagnostics Cooperative, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁶ Microbiology and Virology Services, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁷ Department of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁸ Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Microbiology and Virology Services, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Mitochondrial and Neuromuscular Diseases Theme, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
⁹ Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Immunity and Inflammation Theme, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. Electronic address: christopher.duncan@newcastle.ac.uk.

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