Systematic screening on admission for SARS-CoV-2 to detect asymptomatic infections

Systematic screening on admission for SARS-CoV-2 to detect asymptomatic infections

Abstract The proportion of asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains elusive and the potential benefit of systematic screening during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic is controversial. We investigated the proportion of asymptomatic inpatients who were ident...

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Main Authors: Rahel N. Stadler, Laura Maurer, Lisandra Aguilar-Bultet, Fabian Franzeck, Chantal Ruchti, Richard Kühl, Andreas F. Widmer, Ruth Schindler, Roland Bingisser, Katharina M. Rentsch, Hans Pargger, Raoul Sutter, Luzius Steiner, Christoph Meier, Werner Kübler, Hans H. Hirsch, Adrian Egli, Manuel Battegay, Stefano Bassetti, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Asymptomatic carriers
Screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00912-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00912-z

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