Utility of asymptomatic inpatient testing for COVID-19 in a low-prevalence setting: A multicenter point-prevalence study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Oct;41(10):1233-1235. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.349. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Authors

Anthony D Bai¹, Xena X Li¹, Mohammed Alsalem¹, Sarah Khan², Marek Smieja³, Dominik Mertz⁴, Zain Chagla⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Infection Prevention Control, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Laboratory Medicine, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Infection Control, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Infection Control, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asymptomatic Infections
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / statistics & numerical data*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Female
Humans
Inpatients / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Ontario
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Prevalence
SARS-CoV-2