Considerations for Pooled Testing of Employees for SARS-CoV-2

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• Personal Author:
  Schulte, Paul A. ; Weissman, David N. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Beezhold, Don ; Piacentino, John D. ; Radonovich, Lewis J. ; Hearl, Frank J. ; Howard, John
• Description:
  Methods:
  
  This paper is a commentary based on the review by the authors of pertinent literature generally from preprints in medrixiv.org prior to August 2020.
  
  Results/Conclusions:
  
  Pooled testing may be particularly useful to employers in communities with low prevalence of COVID-19. It can be used to reduce the number of tests and associated financial costs. For effective and efficient pooled testing employers should consider it as part of a broader, more comprehensive workplace COVID-19 prevention and control program. Pooled testing of asymptomatic employees can prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and help assure employers and customers that employees are not infectious.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing Humans Occupational Health Occupational Health Services SARS-CoV-2 Sensitivity And Specificity
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 2020; 63(1):1-9
• Pubmed ID:
  33378322
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7773162
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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