TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tischer, Christina
A1  - Stupp, Carolin
A1  - Janson, Patrick
A1  - Willeke, Kristina
A1  - Hung, Chu-Wei
A1  - Flöter, Jessica
A1  - Kirchner, Anna
A1  - Zink, Katharina
A1  - Eder, Lisa
A1  - Hackl, Christina
A1  - Mühle, Ursula
A1  - Weidmann, Manfred
A1  - Nennstiel, Uta
A1  - Kuhn, Joseph
A1  - Weidner, Christian
A1  - Liebl, Bernhard
A1  - Wildner, Manfred
A1  - Keil, Thomas
T1  - Evaluation of screening tests in Bavarian healthcare facilities during the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
JF  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
N2  - Due to the lack of data on asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive persons in healthcare institutions, they represent an inestimable risk. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the first 1,000,000 reported screening tests of asymptomatic staff, patients, residents, and visitors in hospitals and long-term care (LTC) facilities in the State of Bavaria over a period of seven months. Data were used from the online database BayCoRei (Bavarian Corona Screening Tests), established in July 2020. Descriptive analyses were performed, describing the temporal pattern of persons that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or antigen tests, stratified by facility. Until 15 March 2021, this database had collected 1,038,146 test results of asymptomatic subjects in healthcare facilities (382,240 by RT-PCR, and 655,906 by antigen tests). Of the RT-PCR tests, 2.2% (n = 8380) were positive: 3.0% in LTC facilities, 2.2% in hospitals, and 1.2% in rehabilitation institutions. Of the antigen tests, 0.4% (n = 2327) were positive: 0.5% in LTC facilities, and 0.3% in both hospitals and rehabilitation institutions, respectively. In LTC facilities and hospitals, infection surveillance using RT-PCR tests, or the less expensive but less sensitive, faster antigen tests, could facilitate the long-term management of the healthcare workforce, patients, and residents.
KW  - SARS-CoV-2
KW  - asymptomatic screening
KW  - RT-PCR
KW  - antigen testing
KW  - infection surveillance
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242637
SN  - 1660-4601
VL  - 18
IS  - 14
ER  -