Considerations for Pooled Testing of Employees for SARS-CoV-2
| Autor: | John Piacentino, Lewis J. Radonovich, Frank J. Hearl, Donald H. Beezhold, Marie A. de Perio, John Howard, David N. Weissman, Paul A. Schulte, Sara E. Luckhaupt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Background information Fast Track Articles Actuarial science Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Control (management) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health MEDLINE Occupational Health Services COVID-19 030210 environmental & occupational health Sensitivity and Specificity Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine COVID-19 Testing Humans Business Coronavirus Infections Occupational Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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