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Summary There is urgent need for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing in hospital to limit nosocomial spread. We report an evaluation of point of care (POC) nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) in 149 participants with parallel combined nasal/throat swabbing for POC versus standard lab RT-PCR testing. Median time to result is 2.6 (IQR 2.3 to 4.8) versus 26.4 hours (IQR 21.4 to 31.4, p<0.001) with 32 (21.5%) positive and 117 (78.5%) negative. Cohen\'s kappa correlation between tests is 0.96 (95%CI 0.91, 1.00). When comparing nearly 1000 tests pre- and post- implementation, median time to definitive bed placement from admission is 23.4 (8.6-41.9) versus 17.1 hours (9.0-28.8), p=0.02. Mean length of stay on COVID-19 ‘holding’ wards is 58.5 versus 29.9 hours (p<0.001). POC testing increases isolation room availability, avoids bed closures, allows discharge to care homes and expedites access to hospital procedures. POC testing could mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on hospital systems.
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10.1016/j.xcrm.2020.100062
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Point of care nucleic acid testing for SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalised patients: a clinical validation trial and implementation study.
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