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. 2022 Nov;43(11):1747-1749.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.366. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Rostered routine testing for healthcare workers and universal inpatient screening: The role of expanded hospital surveillance during an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the surrounding community

Liang En Ian Wee  1 , Edwin Philip Conceicao  2 , May Kyawt Aung  2 , Myat Oo Aung  2 , Yang Yong  2 , Indumathi Venkatachalam  1   2 , Jean Xiang-Ying Sim  1   2
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Rostered routine testing for healthcare workers and universal inpatient screening: The role of expanded hospital surveillance during an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the surrounding community

Liang En Ian Wee et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Nov.
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a: Map of community clusters in proximity to the hospital campus of a large Singaporean tertiary hospital. b: Timeline of COVID-19 outbreak in neighbouring community, and detection of COVID-19 cases amongst staff and patients through hospital surveillance. c: Volume of SARS-CoV-2 testing (PCR) for staff and patients at a large Singaporean tertiary hospital.
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