Open AccessRapid molecular severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in hospital employees with mild, nonspecific respiratory symptoms facilitates expedient return to work
Author(s) -
Alyssa Y Castillo,
Allison Zelikoff,
Jeannie D. Chan,
John B. Lynch,
Chloe Bryson-Cahn
Publication year - 2022
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.2022.24
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , respiratory system , coronavirus , transmission (telecommunications) , respiratory disease , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , severe acute respiratory syndrome , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , lung , engineering , outbreak , electrical engineering
Nonspecific respiratory symptoms overlap with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Prompt diagnosis of COVID-19 in hospital employees is crucial to prevent nosocomial transmission. Rapid molecular SARS-CoV-2 testing was performed for 115 symptomatic employees. The case positivity rate was 2.6%. Employees with negative tests returned to work after 80 (±28) minutes.