Optimization of Screening Strategies for COVID-19: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 screening is an effective nonpharmaceutical intervention for identifying infected individuals and interrupting viral transmission. However, questions have been raised regarding its effectiveness in controlling the spread of novel variants and its high socioeconomic costs. Therefore, the optimization of COVID-19 screening strategies has attracted great attention.

Objective

This review aims to summarize the evidence and provide a reference basis for the optimization of screening strategies for the prevention and control of COVID-19.

Methods

We applied a methodological framework for scoping reviews and the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist. We conducted a scoping rev

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933748 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature