Evaluation of Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing Program Outcomes in a US Dental Clinical Care Academic Setting
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.46530
Abstract: Key Points Question Are individual characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 test positivity rates of a comprehensive mandatory surveillance COVID-19 testing program in a US dental clinical care academic setting? Findings In this cohort study with 390… read more here.
Keywords: care academic; dental clinical; test positivity; clinical care ... See more keywords
COVID‐19 test positivity by occupation using the Delphi US COVID‐19 trends and impact survey, September–November 2020
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23410
Abstract: Abstract Background The potential for work to be a risk factor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) was recognized early in the pandemic based on the likelihood of work‐related differences in exposures to COVID‐19 in different… read more here.
Keywords: test positivity; covid; positivity occupation;
Interpreting declines in HIV test positivity: an analysis of routine data from Zimbabwe's national sex work programme, 2009–2019
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25943
Abstract: Early diagnosis of HIV is critical for epidemic control. To achieve this, successful testing programmes are essential and test positivity is often used as a marker of their performance. The aim of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: declines hiv; positivity; hiv test; interpreting declines ... See more keywords
Wastewater monitoring outperforms case numbers as a tool to track COVID-19 incidence dynamics when test positivity rates are high
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117252
Abstract: Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been shown to coincide with, or anticipate, confirmed COVID-19 case numbers. During periods with high test positivity rates, however, case numbers may be underreported, whereas wastewater does not suffer from this… read more here.
Keywords: incidence dynamics; wastewater; test positivity; case ... See more keywords
Disparities by Sex in COVID-19 Risk and Related Harms Among People with Opioid Use Disorder.
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DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0457
Abstract: Objectives: (1) Report sex-specific prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test positivity among an opioid use disorder (OUD) cohort (2) Assess sex-specific rates of opioid overdose and mortality. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed… read more here.
Keywords: test positivity; covid test; sex;
Experiences of U.S. Nurses Compared With Nonnurses in the First Year of COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000610
Abstract: Background Nursing professional organizations and media sources indicated early in the pandemic that the physical and psychological effects of COVID-19 might be distinct and possibly greater in nurses than in other types of healthcare workers… read more here.
Keywords: infection; experiences nurses; report; covid ... See more keywords
Dynamics and Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Testing on Symptomatic Individuals Attending Healthcare Centers during 2020 in Bahia, Brazil
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DOI: 10.3390/v14071549
Abstract: RT-PCR testing data provides opportunities to explore regional and individual determinants of test positivity and surveillance infrastructure. Using Generalized Additive Models, we explored 222,515 tests of a random sample of individuals with COVID-19 compatible symptoms… read more here.
Keywords: positivity; test positivity; dynamics determinants; pcr testing ... See more keywords