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

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• Personal Author:
  Beezhold, Donald H. ; De Perio, Marie A. ; Hearl, Frank J. ; Howard J ; Luckhaupt SE ; Piacentino JD ; Radonovich LJ Jr. ; Schulte, Paul A. ; Weissman, David N.
• Description:
  Objectives: To identify important background information on pooled tested of employees that employers workers, and health authorities should consider. 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Laboratories Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Coronavirus COVID-19 Diseases Employees Preventive Measures Protective Measures Sampling SARS-CoV-2 Screening Methods Screening Programs Work Environment Worker Health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; OD - Office of the Director ; HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-9
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061205
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 Jan; 63(1):1-9
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul A. Schulte, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  PSchulte@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:605533cbf7528f297a8abd489aeaad2d9c60a2172bad7a75340e6fd8a81215a59442324a20de975424169264f04f67d72b0bbe13944296bf9ab06aaf0f6c00a4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224820/cdc_224820_DS1.pdf
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