Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel

Abstract

Mass asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplified testing of healthcare personnel (HCP) was performed at a large tertiary health system. A low period-prevalence of positive HCP was observed. Of those who tested positive, half had mild symptoms in retrospect. HCP with even mild symptoms should be isolated and tested.

Infection Prevention and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Health Care Settings

“… 45 Mass testing of asymptomatic HCP in one facility found 15 asymptomatic HCP who tested positive out of 13,703 total tests, with a much lower prevalence of positive results compared to the community. 46 Current CDC guidance states that testing with either a PCR- or antigen-based test should be performed in the setting of symptoms, and can be considered in asymptomatic HCP if community risk and transmission levels are high. 40 As with testing strategies for patients, strategies applied to HCP are expected to change over time, based on the same factors of community prevalence and vaccination among HCP and the community.…”

Rostered routine testing for healthcare workers and universal inpatient screening: The role of expanded hospital surveillance during an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the surrounding community

“…1 Among them, the delta VOC has spread to >80 countries worldwide; it is even more transmissible than other variants and becoming the dominant strain of the disease worldwide. 2 Safe and effective vaccines are significant tool to control the pandemic. As of July19, >340 million doses have been administered globally and >169 countries have reported vaccinations.…”