Impact of on-site compared to off-site testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on duration of isolation and resource utilization

Andrew Roberts; Gabriella Wong; Despina Kotsanas; Michelle J. Francis; Rhonda L. Stuart; Maryza Graham; Benjamin A. Rogers

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.433

Impact of on-site compared to off-site testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on duration of isolation and resource utilization

Andrew Roberts, Gabriella Wong, Despina Kotsanas, Michelle J. Francis, Rhonda L. Stuart, Maryza Graham, Benjamin A. Rogers

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Rapid detection and isolation of COVID-19 patients is the only means of reducing hospital transmission. We describe the impact of implementation of on-site SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing on reduction in result turnaround time, isolation duration, pathology test ordering and antibiotic use in patients who do not have COVID-19.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1004-1006
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	42
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.433
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021

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