Experience with voluntary severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic staff at the National Institutes of Health for one year.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 43(11): 1661-1663, 2022 11.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1527929
ABSTRACT
Voluntary asymptomatic severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing was provided by the NIH Clinical Center over 1 year. Among 105,927 tests, 0.2% were positive. Among eligible staff, 79% participated with variable frequency and 61% of positive individuals had symptoms at the time of testing. Saliva specimen collection was chosen as an option less frequently than midturbinate collection.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Nursing
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Epidemiology
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Hospitals
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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