Interim guidance on testing healthcare personnel for SARS-CoV-2

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated July 17, 2020
  
  This document provides a summary of considerations and current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations regarding testing healthcare personnel (HCP) for SARS-CoV-2. This document does not apply to individuals who do not meet the definition of HCP as defined below. The CDC recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 testing have been developed based on what is currently known about COVID-19 and are subject to change as additional information becomes available.
  
  Testing of HCP can be considered in four situations:
  
  1. Testing HCP with signs or symptoms consistent with COVID-19
  
  2. Testing asymptomatic HCP with known or suspected exposure to SARS-CoV-2
  
  3. Testing asymptomatic HCP without known or suspected exposure to SARS-CoV-2 for early identification in special settings (e.g., nursing homes)
  
  4. Testing HCP who have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection to determine when they are no longer infectious
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Testing HCP with signs or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 -- Testing asymptomatic HCP with known or suspected exposure to SARS-CoV-2 -- Testing asymptomatic HCP without known or suspected exposure to SARS-CoV-2 for early identification in special settings -- Testing to determine when HCP with SARS-CoV-2 infection are no longer infectious.
• Subjects:
  Clinical Laboratory Techniques Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests, Routine Health Personnel Serologic Tests
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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  urn:sha256:fef1c293077575f454971e1b651542b5e4a2fae4b914145276a1bbbfa347a1ec
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90717/cdc_90717_DS1.pdf
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