Can’t Work From Home: Pooled Nucleic Acid Testing of Laboratory Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Zendy

Stephen A. Rawlings | Zendy; Brianna Scott | Zendy; Laura Layman | Zendy; Pramod P. Naranatt | Zendy; Roy Heltsley | Zendy; Caroline Ignacio | Zendy; Magali Porrachia | Zendy; Sara Gianella | Zendy; Davey M. Smith | Zendy; Antoine Chaillon | Zendy

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Can’t Work From Home: Pooled Nucleic Acid Testing of Laboratory Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s) -

Stephen A. Rawlings,

Brianna Scott,

Laura Layman,

Pramod P. Naranatt,

Roy Heltsley,

Caroline Ignacio,

Magali Porrachia,

Sara Gianella,

Davey M. Smith,

Antoine Chaillon

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab129

Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , pandemic , virology , nucleic acid , work (physics) , personal protective equipment , nucleic acid amplification tests , pathology , outbreak , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , disease , chlamydia trachomatis , mechanical engineering , engineering

Together with protective measures, routine screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection helps provide a safe working environment. We evaluated a pooled nucleic acid testing strategy in a research laboratory. It allowed lab activity to be maintained and would save 25 920 person-hours and $1 684 800/year by increasing the margin of safety for returning to work.

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