{"id":7867,"date":"2020-06-29T17:41:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T00:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2021-03-29T17:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T00:42:10","slug":"serial-laboratory-testing-for-sars-cov-2-infection-among-incarcerated-and-detained-persons-in-a-correctional-and-detention-facility-louisiana-april-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/29\/serial-laboratory-testing-for-sars-cov-2-infection-among-incarcerated-and-detained-persons-in-a-correctional-and-detention-facility-louisiana-april-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility \u2014 Louisiana, April\u2013May 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among 98\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">incarcerated and detained persons\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in a Louisiana facility\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who were quarantined for exposure to SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 71<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(72%) developed SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0infection, including\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">32 (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">45%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who did not have symptoms at the time of testing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18 persons developed a positive test after originally testing negative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, indicating that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">serial<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0testing for close contacts\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identified additional<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0persons with SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in this setting.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Njuguna et al. (June 29, 2020). Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility \u2014 Louisiana, April\u2013May 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6926e2\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6926e2<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among 98\u00a0incarcerated and detained persons\u00a0in a Louisiana facility\u00a0who were quarantined for exposure to SARS-CoV-2, 71\u00a0(72%) developed SARS-CoV-2\u00a0infection, including\u00a032 (45%)\u00a0who did not have symptoms at the time of testing.\u00a0Additionally,\u00a018 persons developed a positive test after originally testing negative, indicating that\u00a0serial\u00a0testing for close contacts\u00a0identified additional\u00a0persons with SARS-CoV-2\u00a0in this setting.\u00a0\u00a0 Njuguna et al. (June 29, 2020). 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