Abstract
Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible among symptom-free individuals. Patients are avoiding medically necessary healthcare visits for fear of becoming infected in the healthcare setting. We screened 489 symptom-free healthcare workers for SARS-CoV-2 and found no positive results, strongly suggesting that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 was <1%.
Highlights
Current evidence suggests that approximately half of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections are due to transmission from symptom-free individuals.[1,2]
To preserve personal protective equipment (PPE), we implemented a protocol for self-collection of nasopharyngeal swabs (NPSs) and surveyed participants about their perceived quality of a self-collected versus provider-collected NPSs
Based on our power calculations, this strongly suggests that the point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in our study sample of symptom-free Healthcare workers (HCWs) was
Summary
Current evidence suggests that approximately half of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections are due to transmission from symptom-free individuals.[1,2] Healthcare workers (HCWs) may have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, it is possible that the risk of infection among HCWs might be similar to community risk, as was recently reported in New York.[3]. Abstract Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible among symptom-free individuals.
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