Using rapid antigen testing for early, safe return-to-work for healthcare personnel after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a healthcare system in Pakistan: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Unab Inayat Khan; Syed Faisal Mahmood; Sara Khan; Zahra Hasan; Ahmed Cheema; Asif Hakim; Shehreen Inayat Ali

doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001746

Using rapid antigen testing for early, safe return-to-work for healthcare personnel after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a healthcare system in Pakistan: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Unab Inayat Khan
, Syed Faisal Mahmood
, Sara Khan
, Zahra Hasan
, Ahmed Cheema
, Asif Hakim
, Shehreen Inayat Ali

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Anticipating staff shortage during the Omicron variant surge, we modified the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's contingency guidelines at a healthcare system in Pakistan. Infected staff had a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test after 5-7 days of isolation, to decide a safe return-to-work. This led to signifcant cost savings without compromising patient/staff safety.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e0001746
Journal	PLOS Global Public Health
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001746
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

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Khan, U. I., Mahmood, S. F., Khan, S., Hasan, Z., Cheema, A., Hakim, A., & Ali, S. I. (2023). Using rapid antigen testing for early, safe return-to-work for healthcare personnel after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a healthcare system in Pakistan: A retrospective cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(3), Article e0001746. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001746

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