Universal Admission Screening for SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Hospitalized Patients, Switzerland, 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Scheier, Thomas ; Schibli, Adrian ; Eich, Geri ; Rüegg, Christian ; Kube, Frank ; Schmid, Adrian ; Karrer, Urs ; Wolfensberger, Aline ; Sax, Hugo ; Schreiber, Peter W.
• Description:
  Switzerland began a national lockdown on March 16, 2020, in response to the rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We assessed the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients admitted to 4 hospitals in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, in April 2020. These 4 acute care hospitals screened 2,807 patients, including 2,278 (81.2%) who did not have symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Overall, 529 (18.8%) persons had >1 symptom of COVID-19, of whom 60 (11.3%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Eight asymptomatic persons (0.4%) also tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Our findings indicate that screening on the basis of COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of clinical suspicion, can identify most SARS-CoV-2-positive persons in a low-prevalence setting.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing Diagnostic Tests, Routine Female Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Patient Admission Prevalence Universal Precautions

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(2):404-410
• Pubmed ID:
  33395382
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7853575
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Switzerland
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:847b4fd9b32d3c29ad243c499fd9ca7b10da4a30c7414351c6699d640d7e1b16
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102451/cdc_102451_DS1.pdf
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