Adapting COVID-19 research infrastructure to capture influenza and respiratory syncytial virus alongside SARS-CoV-2 in UK healthcare workers winter 2022/23: Results of a pilot study in the SIREN cohort
This pilot demonstrated the use of multiplex testing allowed better understanding of the impact of seasonal respiratory viruses and respective vaccines on the HCW workforce. This highlights the important information on asymptomatic infection and persisting levels of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Authors
- André Charlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-0432)
- Diane Corrigan
- Jonathan H. Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-893X)
- Ana Atti
- Sarah Foulkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7241-6345)
- Dominic Sparkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-3864)
- Lesley Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-4818)
- Victoria Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8744-4277)
- Jameel Khawam
- K. Slater
- Susan Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5179-5702)
- Jonathan Broad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4710-2904)
- Conall H. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-791X)
- Luke Forster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1497-0609)
- Naomi Platt
- Michelle Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-6910)
- Anna Howells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8505-3039)
- Nick Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-2684)
- Colin Stewart Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-3403)
- Jasmin Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-014X)
- Omolola Akinbami
- Jean Timeyin
- Katie Munro
- Sophie Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8061-3889)
- Chris Norman
- Palak Joshi
Institutions
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Public Health Wales (GB)
- Public Health Scotland (GB)
- Health and Care Research Wales (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316131
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Health and Care Research Wales
- Public Health Wales
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Public Health Agency