Longitudinal COVID-19 Surveillance and Characterization in the Workplace with Public Health and Diagnostic Endpoints

Manjula Gunawardana; Jessica Breslin; John M. Cortez; Sofia Rivera; Simon Webster; F. Javier Ibarrondo; Otto O. Yang; Richard B. Pyles; Christina M. Ramirez; Amy P. Adler; Peter A. Anton; Marc M. Baum

doi:10.1128/mSphere.00542-21

mSphere (Aug 2021)

Longitudinal COVID-19 Surveillance and Characterization in the Workplace with Public Health and Diagnostic Endpoints

Manjula Gunawardana,
Jessica Breslin,
John M. Cortez,
Sofia Rivera,
Simon Webster,
F. Javier Ibarrondo,
Otto O. Yang,
Richard B. Pyles,
Christina M. Ramirez,
Amy P. Adler,
Peter A. Anton,
Marc M. Baum

Affiliations

Manjula Gunawardana: Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA
Jessica Breslin: Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA
John M. Cortez: Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA
Sofia Rivera: Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA
Simon Webster: Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA
F. Javier Ibarrondo: University of California, Los Angeles, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Otto O. Yang: University of California, Los Angeles, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Richard B. Pyles: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
Christina M. Ramirez: University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Biostatistics, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
Amy P. Adler: Jumpstart Research Consulting, LLC, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Peter A. Anton: Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA
Marc M. Baum: ORCiD; Department of Chemistry, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Monrovia, California, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00542-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 and the associated COVID-19 has precipitated a global pandemic heavily challenging our social behavior, economy, and health care infrastructure. In the absence of widespread, worldwide access to safe and effective vaccines and therapeutics, public health measures represent a key intervention for curbing the devastating impacts from the pandemic.

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ISSN: 2379-5042 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msphere

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