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cord-277763-ihg3te63	Moynan, David	The role of healthcare staff COVID-19 screening in infection prevention & control	2020-06-25		.txt	text/plain	654	51	51	While HCW can acquire infections and contribute to cross-transmission during hospital outbreaks such as influenza or norovirus, asymptomatic staff are usually not routinely screened as part of the outbreak control measures. In March and April 2020, on three wards with two or more positive COVID-19 patients after three days of admission (designated as potential nosocomial infection), we implemented universal staff SARS-CoV-2 testing on that ward as part of outbreak management. As asymptomatic (or indeed, pre-symptomatic) HCW may have similar viral loads and may be capable of transmission as much as symptomatic individuals 9 , their detection and subsequent exclusion from work is an important aspect of a hospital's COVID-19 strategy. In conclusion, as hospitals begin to reopen to routine non-COVID-19 services, HCW SARS-CoV-2 testing irrespective of symptoms should be considered, particularly as part of outbreak management to rapidly prevent onward transmission to patients and other staff. COVID-19: PCR Screening of Asymptomatic Health-Care Workers at London Hospital	./cache/cord-277763-ihg3te63.txt	./txt/cord-277763-ihg3te63.txt