The importance of screening asymptomatic patients admitted to healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
RATs reliably identified the majority of asymptomatic patients with high viral loads who pose a risk of in-hospital transmission. SOT recipients represent a high-risk subgroup for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriage, underscoring the importance of rigorous admission screening protocols in specialized healthcare settings.
Authors
- Petr Šmejkal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4642-184X)
- FILIP HRUBÝ
- Anna Horňáková
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Central European Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a8739
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00