Clinical performance and accuracy of a qPCR-based SARS-CoV-2 mass-screening workflow for healthcare-worker surveillance using pooled self-sampled gargling solutions: a cross-sectional study

Healthcare workers (HCW) are on the frontlines of the current worldwide SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, placing themselves, their families and their patients at further risk of infection. Furthermore, their absence during periods of isolation for either suspected or proven infections places further strain on an already overburdened healthcare system.

Source: Journal of Infection - September 5, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Flaminia Olearo, Dominik N örz, Armin Hoffman, Moritz Grunwald, Kimani Gatzemeyer, Martin Christner, Anna Both, Cristina Elena Belmar Campos, Platon Braun, Gabriele Andersen, Susanne Pfefferle, Antonia Zapf, Martin Aepfelbacher, Johannes K.M. Knobloch, M Source Type: research