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Healthcare Worker study
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE(s)
To quantify and describe the risk of SARS CoV-2 infections among frontline healthcare workers, ancillary support staff, and their household contacts amidst the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)
Emily Ciccone, Allison Aiello, Ross Boyce
TREATMENT/CLINICAL & LAB INVESTIGATION
Bi-weekly venous blood, nasal swabs, and nasal epithelial lining fluid collection. Bi-weekly and daily surveys to document self-reported symptoms.
POPULATION
Healthcare workers and ancillary staff involved in emergency and inpatient care at Univeristy of North Carolina Medical Center (UNCMC) and household contacts of a subset of those workers
FULL NAME OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST
RT-PCR-TaqPath COVID test from ThermoFisher (EUA approved) with CDC assay confirmation (EUA approved), ELISA
Lab Used for Diagnostic Test
Juliano lab at UNC
Full Name of Serology/Antibody Test
DeSilva lab assay
Lab Used for Serology/Antibody Test
Juliano lab at UNC
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