| Autor: |
Lisanne Heijmink, Juul Tönis, Niek Gilhuis, Maartje Gerkema, Lotte Hart, Stijn Raven, Jossy van den Boogaard, Agnetha Hofhuis, Susan van den Hof, Olga Visser |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Epidemiology and Infection, 150 |
| ISSN: |
0950-2688 |
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Contains fulltext : 287782.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) During 6 weeks in February-March 2021, the Dutch municipal health service Utrecht studied the epidemiological effects on test incidence and the detection of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with mass testing (MT). During MT, inhabitants of Bunschoten could repeatedly test regardless of symptoms and as often as desired at the close-by test facilities in the municipality. Data from the regular COVID-19 registration was used for analysis. In Bunschoten, MT caused a significant increase in test incidence and an immediate increase in the number of detected active infections, in contrast to a stabilisation in the rest of the province of Utrecht. Age distribution of test incidence shifted to the older population in Bunschoten during MT. During MT, there was a 6.8 percentage point increase in detected asymptomatic cases, a 0.4 percentage point increase in pre-symptomatic cases and a decrease of 0.5 days between onset of symptoms and test date. This study has shown that MT increases test incidence and helps to obtain a more complete view of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a community, which can be useful in specific situations with a defined target group or goal. However, the question remains open whether the use of MT is proportionate to the overall gain. |
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