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. 2021 May;42(5):625-626.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.9. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel

Scott C Roberts  1   2 , David R Peaper  3 , Craig D Thorne  4 , L Scott Sussman  1   5 , Thomas S Murray  2   6 , Steven J Choi  6   7 , Christian M Pettker  7   8 , Mark B Russi  4 , Richard A Martinello  1   2   6
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Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel

Scott C Roberts et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 May.

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Abstract

Mass asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplified testing of healthcare personnel (HCP) was performed at a large tertiary health system. A low period-prevalence of positive HCP was observed. Of those who tested positive, half had mild symptoms in retrospect. HCP with even mild symptoms should be isolated and tested.

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Fig. 1.
SARS-CoV-2 testing at YNHH over time. Overall total number of SARS-CoV-2 tests, and positivity rates, over time comparing YNHH employees (Emp), HCP defined in our study, to all tests performed within our health system. The period shown reflects the duration of the study period by Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report week.
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