Comparing two admission respiratory virus testing strategies during periods of increased SARS-CoV-2 incidence: a multicenter cross-sectional study
In this multicenter cross-sectional study of two different approaches to universal SARS-CoV-2 admission testing, hybrid testing (SARS-CoV-2 for asymptomatic and multiplex for symptomatic) resulted in increased isolation days due to ordering errors among symptomatic patients. Universal multiplex testing minimized such errors while detection of asymptomatic non-SARS-CoV-2 viruses remained infrequent.
Authors
- Heather Candon
- Amanda Stagg
- Robert W. Kozak
- Paige Reason
- Jerome A. Leis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-4894)
- Lorraine Maze Dit Mieusement
- Xena X. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1510-6310)
- Victoria Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-0137)
- Jeff Powis
Institutions
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto East General Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10163
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00