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Impact of universal admission testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in era of the omicron variant.
Williams, Victoria R; Chan, Christina K; Chan, Adrienne K; Kozak, Robert; Leis, Jerome A.
  • Williams VR; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Chan CK; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Chan AK; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Kozak R; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Leis JA; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 44(1): 102-105, 2023 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2246342
ABSTRACT
In this prospective study, universal admission testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) averted transmission in shared patient rooms especially since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant when the yield in identifying infectious asymptomatic cases more than doubled. This change may be due to the higher rate of asymptomatic infection with the omicron variant, the broader community prevalence during the omicron era, or both.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ice.2022.273

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ice.2022.273