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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 43(11): 1661-1663, 2022 11.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34724999
RESUMO
Voluntary asymptomatic severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing was provided by the NIH Clinical Center over 1 year. Among 105,927 tests, 0.2% were positive. Among eligible staff, 79% participated with variable frequency and 61% of positive individuals had symptoms at the time of testing. Saliva specimen collection was chosen as an option less frequently than midturbinate collection.
Assuntos
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Estados Unidos , Humanos , Teste para COVID-19 , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico , COVID-19/diagnóstico , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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J Am Med Inform Assoc
; 28(2): 377-383, 2021 02 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33165614
RESUMO
Assuring the safety of both patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals has been the primary focus of every healthcare organization during the COVID 19 pandemic. This article discusses the NIH Clinical Center's interdisciplinary approach to deploying an organizational Asymptomatic Staff Testing System.