Impact of weekly asymptomatic testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in inpatients at an academic hospital

Leigh Smith; Sara Pau; Susan Fallon; Sara E. Cosgrove; Melanie S. Curless; Valeria Fabre; Sara M. Karaba; Lisa L. Maragakis; Aaron M. Milstone; Anna C. Sick-Samuels; Polly Trexler; Clare Rock

doi:10.1017/ice.2021.384

Impact of weekly asymptomatic testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in inpatients at an academic hospital

Leigh Smith, Sara Pau, Susan Fallon, Sara E. Cosgrove, Melanie S. Curless, Valeria Fabre, Sara M. Karaba, Lisa L. Maragakis, Aaron M. Milstone, Anna C. Sick-Samuels, Polly Trexler, Clare Rock

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We analyzed the impact of a 7-day recurring asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 testing protocol for all patients hospitalized at a large academic center. Overall, 40 new cases were identified, and 1 of 3 occurred after 14 days of hospitalization. Recurring testing can identify unrecognized infections, especially during periods of elevated community transmission.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	99-101
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.384
State	Published - Jan 27 2023

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Smith, L., Pau, S., Fallon, S., Cosgrove, S. E., Curless, M. S., Fabre, V., Karaba, S. M., Maragakis, L. L., Milstone, A. M., Sick-Samuels, A. C., Trexler, P., & Rock, C. (2023). Impact of weekly asymptomatic testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in inpatients at an academic hospital. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 44(1), 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.384

Smith, L, Pau, S, Fallon, S, Cosgrove, SE, Curless, MS, Fabre, V , Karaba, SM , Maragakis, LL , Milstone, AM , Sick-Samuels, AC, Trexler, P & Rock, C 2023, 'Impact of weekly asymptomatic testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in inpatients at an academic hospital', Infection control and hospital epidemiology, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.384

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