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Benefit and cost of repeating a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test after the second day of hospitalization in five hospitals during various community prevalences and vaccination rates

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: At our hospital, universal severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing was performed upon admission and again after 2 inpatient days. As community-wide prevalence, admission, and vaccination rates varied, the number needed to benefit fluctuated between 16 and 769 and the cost per additional detection fluctuated between $800 and $29,400. These 2 metrics were negatively associated with new hospital admissions. No other community indicator was associated with the number needed to benefit and cost per additional detection.

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.157

Authors: Rene Bulnes, Mina Said, Melissa Bronstein, Jennifer Gutowski, Karan Alag, Jonathan Bress, Amber Dellefave, Dawn Riedy, Jose Alcantara, Hiloni Bhavsar, Bryan Gargano, Emil Lesho

Institution: Unity Health System

Language: English

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4282977249

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