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ArticlePloS one2024

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in schools using built environment testing in Ottawa, Canada: A multi-facility prospective surveillance study.

Nisha Thampi, Tasha Burhunduli, Jamie Strain, Ashley Raudanskis, Jason A Moggridge, Aaron Hinz, Evgueni Doukhanine, Lucas Castellani, Rees Kassen, Janine McCready and 4 more

Abstract readMulticenter Study
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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Nisha ThampiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0208-6277
Tasha BurhunduliCHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jamie StrainCHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ashley RaudanskisLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jason A MoggridgeLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1291-5868
Aaron HinzDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Evgueni DoukhanineDNA Genotek Incorporated, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Lucas CastellaniSault Area Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Rees KassenDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Janine McCreadyMichael Garron Hospital, Toronto East Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Caroline NottThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Alex WongInstitute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.
Michael FralickLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2082-2445
Derek R MacFaddenThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Classroom and staffroom floor swabs across six elementary schools in Ottawa, Canada were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Environmental test positivity did not correlate with student grade groups, school-level absenteeism, pediatric COVID-19-related hospitalizations, or community SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels. Schools in neighbourhoods with historically elevated COVID-19 burden showed a negative but non-significant association with lower swab positivity.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2SchoolsBuilt EnvironmentCanadaChildFemaleHumansMaleOntarioProspective Studies

Identifiers

PMID38758922
PMCPMC11101119

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