Decreasing High-risk Exposures for Healthcare Workers Through Universal Masking and Universal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing on Entry to a Tertiary Care Facility. (8th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Walker, Jeremey; Fleece, Molly E; Griffin, Russell L; Leal, Sixto M; Alsip, Jorge A; Stigler, William S; Nafziger, Sarah D; Marrazzo, Jeanne M; Lee, Rachael A
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 73:Number 9(2021)
• Page Start: e3113
• Page End: e3115
• Publication Date: 2020-09-08
• Subjects: hospital epidemiology -- SARS-CoV-2 transmission -- universal masking -- PPE -- aerosol generating procedure; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1358
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: We describe the impact of universal masking and universal testing at admission on high-risk exposures to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 for healthcare workers. Universal masking decreased the rate of high-risk exposures per patient-day by 68%, and universal testing further decreased those exposures by 77%.