Worksite Temperature Screening for COVID-19.
dc.contributor.author | Stave, Gregg M | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Sharon E | |
dc.contributor.author | Hymel, Pamela A | |
dc.contributor.author | Heron, Richard JL | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-01T19:41:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-01T19:41:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-04-28 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-05-01T19:41:51Z | |
dc.description.abstract | ObjectiveTo determine whether temperature screening is useful in detecting and reducing workplace transmission of SARS-CoV-2.MethodsA survey was conducted to determine whether temperature screening successfully identified workers with COVID-19 among a convenience sample of medical directors of multinational corporations in a wide range of industries.ResultsMore than 15 million screenings were performed by 14 companies. Fewer than 700 episodes of fever were identified. Of these, only about 53 cases of COVID-19 were detected. By contrast about 2000 workers with diagnosed COVID-19 were in the workplace and not detected by screening.ConclusionsOne case of COVID-19 was identified by screening for approximately every 40 cases that were missed. Worksite temperature screening was ineffective for detecting workers with COVID-19 and is not recommended. | |
dc.identifier | 00043764-900000000-97901 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-2752 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-5948 | |
dc.identifier.uri | ||
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1097/jom.0000000000002245 | |
dc.title | Worksite Temperature Screening for COVID-19. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
pubs.organisational-group | Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine | |
pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
pubs.organisational-group | Family Medicine and Community Health | |
pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | Publish Ahead of Print |
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