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Emerging Infectious Diseases
|June 23, 2023
Abstract:
During 2022, a total of 9,515 asymptomatic healthcare workers of a large hospital in Germany underwent SARS-CoV-2 PCR screening twice weekly. Of 398,784 saliva samples, 3,555 (0.89%) were PCR positive (median cycle threshold value 30). Early identification of infected healthcare workers can help reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the hospital environment.
Keywords:
COVID-19GermanyOmicron variantPCR testingSARSSARS-CoV-2coronaviruscoronavirus diseasehealthcare workersrespiratory infectionssevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2surveillanceviruseszoonoses
