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. 2024 Feb 12;4(1):e21.
doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.14. eCollection 2024.

Utility of routine post-admission testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a rehabilitation facility

Victoria R Williams  1 , Larry Robinson  2 , Morty Eisenberg  2 , Kuldeep Virdi  1 , Robert Kozak  3 , Jerome A Leis  1   4
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Utility of routine post-admission testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a rehabilitation facility

Victoria R Williams et al. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. .

Abstract

Asymptomatic screening for SARS-CoV-2 is recommended in healthcare settings during periods of increased incidence, yet studies in rehabilitation settings are lacking. Routine weekly post-admission asymptomatic testing in a rehabilitation facility offered marginal gain beyond syndromic and targeted unit testing and was not associated with a reduced risk of healthcare-associated COVID-19.

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Conflict of interest statement

All ICMJE forms have been completed. None of the authors report conflicts of interest related to the current work. JAL declares the following other interests: payment for expert testimony for the Ontario Hospital Association, Ministry of Attorney General of Ontario, and Seneca College.

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Figure 1.
Monthly percent positivity of asymptomatic testing for SARS-CoV-2 between April 2021 and March 2023 as compared to the incidence of healthcare-associated-COVID-19 (HA-COVID) infection in a rehabilitation facility.
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