Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of different SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies in reducing COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths among suspected cases and asymptomatic individuals.
Authors
- Petek Eylül Taneri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0399-3584)
- KM Saif‐Ur‐Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8702-7094)
- Ani Movsisyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-8912)
- Kavita Kothari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-5225)
- Nadra Nurdin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5191-5858)
- Marie Tierney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2428-0188)
- Jacqueline Dinnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1343-7335)
- Thomas Conway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-794X)
- Declan Devane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-7075)
- Andrea C. Tricco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4114-8971)
- Deirdre Mulholland
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (IE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Trials Methodology Research Network (IE)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Unity Health Toronto
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd016192
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Health Research Board
- Public Health Agency
- University of Galway