Can’t Work From Home: Pooled Nucleic Acid Testing of Laboratory Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Can’t Work From Home: Pooled Nucleic Acid Testing of Laboratory Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2021-03-15 Issue:7 Volume:8 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Rawlings Stephen A¹²,Scott Brianna¹,Layman Laura¹,Naranatt Pramod³,Heltsley Roy³,Ignacio Caroline¹,Porrachia Magali¹,Gianella Sara¹,Smith Davey¹²,Chaillon Antoine¹

Affiliation:

1. Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

2. Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthsystem, San Diego, California, USA

3. Fluxergy INC, Irvine, California, USA

Abstract

Abstract Together with protective measures, routine screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection helps provide a safe working environment. We evaluated a pooled nucleic acid testing strategy in a research laboratory. It allowed lab activity to be maintained and would save 25 920 person-hours and $1 684 800/year by increasing the margin of safety for returning to work.

Funder

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

John and Mary Tu Foundation

James B. Pendleton Charitable Trust

San Diego Center for AIDS Research

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofab129/36601001/ofab129.pdf