Asymptomatic Healthcare Worker PCR Screening during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Surge, Germany, 2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bertram, Ralph ; Hitzl, Wolfgang ; Steinmann, Eike ; Steinmann, Joerg
• Description:
  During 2022, a total of 9,515 asymptomatic healthcare workers of a large hospital in Germany underwent SARS-CoV-2 PCR screening twice weekly. Of 398,784 saliva samples, 3,555 (0.89%) were PCR positive (median cycle threshold value 30). Early identification of infected healthcare workers can help reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the hospital environment.
• Subjects:
  Asymptomatic Healthcare Worker PCR Screening During SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Surge, Germany, 2022 Coronavirus Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing Germany Healthcare Workers Health Personnel Humans Omicron Variant PCR Testing Polymerase Chain Reaction Research Letter Respiratory Infections SARS SARS-CoV-2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Surveillance Viruses Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(8):1690-1692
• Pubmed ID:
  37352551
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10370853
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6a45cf41ceb17d4296ea2090941c817feacd116d5f25a3d411e819441fbc2413
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/132616/cdc_132616_DS1.pdf
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