Rapid molecular severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in hospital employees with mild, nonspecific respiratory symptoms facilitates expedient return to work
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Alyssa Y. Castillo; Allison Zelikoff; Jeannie D. Chan; John B. Lynch; Chloe Bryson-Cahn
- Source
- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 44:813-816
- Subject
- Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1559-6834
0899-823X
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.