Universal admission screening strategy for COVID-19 highlighted the clinical importance of reporting SARS-CoV-2 viral loads
Milo Moraz, Damien Jacot, Matthaios Papadimitriou‐Olivgeris, Laurence Senn, Gilbert Greub, Katia Jaton, Onya Opota
Abstract
Previously limited to symptomatic patients, our hospital introduced a universal admission screening strategy for coronavirus disease 2019 on 25 April 2020. All patients were tested by RT-PCR. We observed decreased viral loads linked to increased screening of asymptomatic patients highlighting the fact that viral load values could guide infection control decisions.
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AsymptomaticViral loadCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusDiseaseVirusInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 epidemiological studies