Thursday, July 23, 2020

Universal Screening for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on Hospital Admission in an area with low COVID-19 Prevalence



We looked (and continue to look) for SARS-CoV2 in asymptomatic individuals, admittedly in a low prevalence setting, as summarized here in our most recent publication in Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology.

The positivity rate was very low, suggestive that a change in strategy is needed. Healthcare workers will continue to demand a 'rule out test' as a fear mitigation strategy,