2021
Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivity
2020
Challenges in use of saliva for detection of SARS CoV-2 RNA in symptomatic outpatients
Landry ML, Criscuolo J, Peaper DR. Challenges in use of saliva for detection of SARS CoV-2 RNA in symptomatic outpatients. Journal Of Clinical Virology 2020, 130: 104567. PMID: 32750665, PMCID: PMC7392849, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNasopharynxOutpatientsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralProspective StudiesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSalivaSARS-CoV-2Specimen HandlingConceptsNasopharyngeal swabsReal-time RT-PCRSymptomatic outpatientsRT-PCRSARS-CoV-2 positivitySaliva samplesSARS-CoV-2 testingMedian cycle threshold valuePure salivaSARS-CoV-2 RNA detectionSARS-CoV-2 RNACoV-2 testingUse of salivaCycle threshold valuesSymptomatic patientsOverall sensitivityRNA detectionSalivaCOVID-19OutpatientsHigh-volume testingPatientsSwabs