Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience
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Resumo: | The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Brazil and Latin America was reported on February 26, 2020, in São Paulo. The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has placed unprecedented strain on health-care services worldwide. Asymptomatic health-care workers (HCW) are a potential source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, especially to immunocompromised Oncology patients. Screening of these HCWs may help contain transmission and isolate only those who require it. At Centro de Terapia Oncológica (CTO), an Oncology clinic in Petrópolis, RJ —Brazil, all HCWs were screened for SARS-CoV-2 in order to isolate those who were asymptomatic/symptomatic and positive for the virus. They were all tested through IgM/IgG rapid testing and those who had symptoms were also tested with nasopharyngeal swabs for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests besides IgM/IgG reactivity. Amongst the 60 tested employees, 4 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and were isolated. This method may be useful for health-care services to detect asymptomatic HCW and maintain workers’ and patients’ health, as transmission probability could be reduced while avoiding becoming short-staffed during this time of crisis. |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experienceCOVID-19Mass testingAsymptomatic health-care workersOncologyHealth-care workforce The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Brazil and Latin America was reported on February 26, 2020, in São Paulo. The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has placed unprecedented strain on health-care services worldwide. Asymptomatic health-care workers (HCW) are a potential source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, especially to immunocompromised Oncology patients. Screening of these HCWs may help contain transmission and isolate only those who require it. At Centro de Terapia Oncológica (CTO), an Oncology clinic in Petrópolis, RJ —Brazil, all HCWs were screened for SARS-CoV-2 in order to isolate those who were asymptomatic/symptomatic and positive for the virus. They were all tested through IgM/IgG rapid testing and those who had symptoms were also tested with nasopharyngeal swabs for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests besides IgM/IgG reactivity. Amongst the 60 tested employees, 4 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and were isolated. This method may be useful for health-care services to detect asymptomatic HCW and maintain workers’ and patients’ health, as transmission probability could be reduced while avoiding becoming short-staffed during this time of crisis. SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2020-05-02info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/29310.1590/SciELOPreprints.293enghttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/293/348Copyright (c) 2020 Carla Ismael, Pedro Ismael, Catarina Marchon da Silva, Mauro Sergio Vieira de Melo, Bernardino Ferreira Neto, Julio de Melo, Renato Macario, Vinicius Agibert, Livia Moura, Christian Domengehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIsmael, CarlaSilva, Pedro Alexandre Ismael AmaralSilva, Catarina Marchon daMelo, Mauro Sergio Vieira deNeto, Bernardino Alves FerreiraMelo, Julio Vieira deMacario, RenatoSouza, Vinicius Agibert deMoura, Livia MachadoDomenge, Christianreponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:SciELOinstacron:SCI2020-05-01T23:50:35Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/293Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2020-05-01T23:50:35SciELO Preprints - SciELOfalse |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience Ismael, Carla COVID-19 Mass testing Asymptomatic health-care workers Oncology Health-care workforce |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Universal Screening of SARS-CoV-2 of Oncology Healthcare Workers — a Brazilian experience |
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Ismael, Carla |
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Ismael, Carla Silva, Pedro Alexandre Ismael Amaral Silva, Catarina Marchon da Melo, Mauro Sergio Vieira de Neto, Bernardino Alves Ferreira Melo, Julio Vieira de Macario, Renato Souza, Vinicius Agibert de Moura, Livia Machado Domenge, Christian |
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Silva, Pedro Alexandre Ismael Amaral Silva, Catarina Marchon da Melo, Mauro Sergio Vieira de Neto, Bernardino Alves Ferreira Melo, Julio Vieira de Macario, Renato Souza, Vinicius Agibert de Moura, Livia Machado Domenge, Christian |
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Ismael, Carla Silva, Pedro Alexandre Ismael Amaral Silva, Catarina Marchon da Melo, Mauro Sergio Vieira de Neto, Bernardino Alves Ferreira Melo, Julio Vieira de Macario, Renato Souza, Vinicius Agibert de Moura, Livia Machado Domenge, Christian |
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COVID-19 Mass testing Asymptomatic health-care workers Oncology Health-care workforce |
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COVID-19 Mass testing Asymptomatic health-care workers Oncology Health-care workforce |
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The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Brazil and Latin America was reported on February 26, 2020, in São Paulo. The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has placed unprecedented strain on health-care services worldwide. Asymptomatic health-care workers (HCW) are a potential source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, especially to immunocompromised Oncology patients. Screening of these HCWs may help contain transmission and isolate only those who require it. At Centro de Terapia Oncológica (CTO), an Oncology clinic in Petrópolis, RJ —Brazil, all HCWs were screened for SARS-CoV-2 in order to isolate those who were asymptomatic/symptomatic and positive for the virus. They were all tested through IgM/IgG rapid testing and those who had symptoms were also tested with nasopharyngeal swabs for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests besides IgM/IgG reactivity. Amongst the 60 tested employees, 4 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and were isolated. This method may be useful for health-care services to detect asymptomatic HCW and maintain workers’ and patients’ health, as transmission probability could be reduced while avoiding becoming short-staffed during this time of crisis. |
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