Large-Scale Testing of Asymptomatic Healthcare Personnel for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hogan, Catherine A. ; Gombar, Saurabh ; Wang, Hannah ; Röltgen, Katharina ; Shi, Run-Zhang ; Holubar, Marisa ; Chang, Sang-ick ; Lee, Grace M. ; Boyd, Scott D. ; Zehnder, James ; Pinsky, Benjamin A.
• Description:
  Large-scale, 1-time testing of >12,000 asymptomatic healthcare personnel in California, USA, during April-June 2020 showed that prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was low (<1%). Testing might identify asymptomatic and presymptomatic persons, including some with high viral burden, enabling prompt implementation of measures to limit nosocomial spread.
• Subjects:
  Adult Asymptomatic Infections Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis COVID-19 Testing Female Health Personnel Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(1):250-254
• Pubmed ID:
  33256889
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7774535
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9ff6e6a64b0b55d587d20af7b0f135f7eaeca7539bd2d044013b5afe428d90b3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/100010/cdc_100010_DS1.pdf
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