2021
Clinical and Economic Effects of Widespread Rapid Testing to Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.
Paltiel AD, Zheng A, Sax PE. Clinical and Economic Effects of Widespread Rapid Testing to Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Transmission. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 803-810. PMID: 33683930, PMCID: PMC9317280, DOI: 10.7326/m21-0510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Antigen testingHome testingSARS-CoV-2 antigen testingIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioSARS-CoV-2 transmissionCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisRapid testingPrevention guidanceDeath avertedDisease progressionInpatient careCommunity transmissionOutcome estimatesTesting interventionsViral transmissionDisease controlInfectionNumber of personsCumulative infectionsNational containment strategyWarrants considerationU.S. populationDeathSpeed Versus Efficacy: Quantifying Potential Tradeoffs in COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
Paltiel AD, Zheng A, Schwartz JL. Speed Versus Efficacy: Quantifying Potential Tradeoffs in COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: m20-7866. PMID: 33395345, PMCID: PMC7787166, DOI: 10.7326/m20-7866.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Screening Strategies to Permit the Safe Reopening of College Campuses in the United States
Paltiel AD, Zheng A, Walensky RP. Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Screening Strategies to Permit the Safe Reopening of College Campuses in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2016818. PMID: 32735339, PMCID: PMC7395236, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSymptom-based screeningTrue-positive resultsCost-effectiveness analysisHypothetical cohortCumulative infectionsAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Safe returnCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2Case fatality riskCOVID-19 infectionDisease 2019 pandemicResidential college campusCoronavirus 2Additional infectionsMAIN OUTCOMEBudget impactInfectionBehavioral interventionsCohortFall 2020 semesterWaiting for Certainty on Covid-19 Antibody Tests — At What Cost?
Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA, Hyle EP, Paltiel AD. Waiting for Certainty on Covid-19 Antibody Tests — At What Cost? New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: e37. PMID: 32501664, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2017739.Peer-Reviewed Original Research