Iain Buchan (@profbuchan.bsky.social)

As Omicron spread and isolated/quarantined hospital staff levels posed care risks, we showed marginal benefit from dual lateral flow testing to accelerate safe return to work, and we saw viable virus in 19.4% beyond the CDC 5-day threshold for safe return: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Can self-testing be enhanced to hasten safe return of healthcare workers in pandemics? Random order, open label trial using two manufacturers’ SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow devices concurrently and nested v... Background Covid-19 healthcare worker testing, isolation and quarantine policies had to balance risks to patients from the virus and from staff absence. The emergence of the Omicron variant led to dan... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-024-10155-z?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20241111&utm_content=10.1186%2Fs12879-024-10155-z