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Optimal strategies to screen health care workers for COVID-19 in the US: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Sigal MayaGuntas PaddaVictoria CloseTrevor WilsonFareeda AhmedElliot MarseilleJames G Kahn
Published in: Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E (2022)
Both PCR and antigen testing are beneficial strategies to identify infected HCWs and reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in health care settings. IgG tests' value depends on test timing and immunity characteristics, however it is not cost-effective in a low prevalence setting. As the context of the pandemic evolves, our study provides insight to health-care decision makers to keep the health care workforce safe and transmissions low.
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