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cord-332207-dmxbk7ad	Sastry, Sangeeta R.	Universal screening for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on hospital admission in an area with low COVID-19 prevalence	2020-07-23		.txt	text/plain	1202	78	41	title: Universal screening for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on hospital admission in an area with low COVID-19 prevalence In 2 New York City (NYC) hospitals, 13.7% of asymptomatic pregnant women admitted for delivery tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus. 3 Universal screening of healthcare populations may prevent in-hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Upon developing real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) tests in-house with >98% sensitivity, as well as increasing the availability of PPE at our institution, we initiated universal screening of patients on hospital admission using nasopharyngeal swabs to identify and isolate asymptomatic positive patients to prevent in-hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2. On April 27, 2020, our 1,000-bed academic center instituted universal SARS-CoV-2 testing of patients on hospital admission. Universal screening for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 at our institution revealed that during the study period, the number of asymptomatic persons admitted to the hospital was relatively small.	./cache/cord-332207-dmxbk7ad.txt	./txt/cord-332207-dmxbk7ad.txt