Early experience with universal preprocedural testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a relatively low-prevalence area

Sarah S. Lewis; Becky A. Smith; Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo; Jessica Seidelman; Cameron Wolfe; Allan B. Kirk; Gavin Martin; Thomas Denny; Bruce Lobaugh; Catherine Rehder; Diana Cardona; Mark J. Lee; Christopher R. Polage; Michael B. Datto

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.398

Early experience with universal preprocedural testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a relatively low-prevalence area

Sarah S. Lewis^*, Becky A. Smith, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Jessica Seidelman, Cameron Wolfe, Allan B. Kirk, Gavin Martin, Thomas Denny, Bruce Lobaugh, Catherine Rehder, Diana Cardona, Mark J. Lee, Christopher R. Polage, Michael B. Datto

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We implemented universal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of patients undergoing surgical procedures as a means to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE). The rate of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was <0.5%, which suggests that early local public health interventions were successful. Although our protocol was resource intensive, it prevented exposures to healthcare team members.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	341-343
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.398
State	Published - Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Lewis, S. S., Smith, B. A., Akinboyo, I. C., Seidelman, J., Wolfe, C., Kirk, A. B., Martin, G., Denny, T., Lobaugh, B., Rehder, C., Cardona, D., Lee, M. J., Polage, C. R., & Datto, M. B. (2021). Early experience with universal preprocedural testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a relatively low-prevalence area. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 42(3), 341-343. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.398

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