Surveillance-based informative testing for detection and containment of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks on a public university campus: an observational and modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite severe outbreaks of COVID-19 among colleges and universities across the USA during the Fall 2020 semester, the majority of institutions did not routinely test students. While high-frequency repeated testing is considered the most effective strategy for disease mitigation, most institutions do not have the necessary infrastructure or funding for implementation. Therefore, alternative strategies for testing the student population are needed. Our study detailed the implementation and results of testing strategies to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread on a university campus, and we aimed to assess the relative effectiveness of the different testing strategies.

Methods

For this retrospective cohort study, we included 6273 on-campus students arriving to a large public u

SUBMITTER: Rennert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7979144 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature