SARS-CoV-2 Screening Testing in Schools: A Comparison of School- Vs. Home-Based Collection Methods

We implemented a voluntary SARS-CoV-2 screening testing study for kindergarten-2nd grade students in a Washington School district. Weekly SARS-CoV-2 testing participation was higher for students with staff-collected nasal swabs at school than for students with parent-collected swabs at home.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chung, Erin, Magedson, Ariana, Emanuels, Anne, Luiten, Kyle, Pfau, Brian, Truong, Melissa, Chow, Eric J, Hughes, James P, Uyeki, Timothy M, Englund, Janet A, Nickerson, Deborah A, Lockwood, Christina M, Shendure, Jay, Starita, Lea M, Chu, Helen Y
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9494399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36082698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piac097
Descripción
Sumario:We implemented a voluntary SARS-CoV-2 screening testing study for kindergarten-2nd grade students in a Washington School district. Weekly SARS-CoV-2 testing participation was higher for students with staff-collected nasal swabs at school than for students with parent-collected swabs at home.

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