Open AccessExperience with voluntary severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic staff at the National Institutes of Health for one year
Author(s) -
Arthur H. Totten,
Ann Marie Matlock,
Heike Bailin,
Josanne Revoir,
Christopher M. Siwy,
Maria D Joyce,
Patricia S Coffey,
David K. Henderson,
Tara N. Palmore,
Karen M. Frank,
Jon W. McKeeby
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2021.458
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , coronavirus , covid-19 , emergency medicine , virology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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.