Screening and Testing

IPAC screening and testing are some of the best preventative and control measures for IPAC. Below you'll find some helpful resources for IPAC screening and testing for supportive housing settings. Can't find a certain resource? Try the General Resources webpage or email us. 

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Variant of Concern Screening and Whole Genome Sequencing Surveillance

This page provides information on COVID-19 variants of concern surveillance.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – PCR

This page provides testing guidelines for COVID-19. The causative agent for COVID-19 disease is SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Serology

This page provides information on the qualitative detection of serum IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

COVID-19 worker and employee screening

COVID-19 screening tool developed for Ontario workers and employee by the Ministry of Health.

Public Health Ontario : Test Results

Public Health Ontario's page for test results. This page includes information on COVID-19 tests, STAT and critical sample testing results, well water testing results, and after-hour testing.

Screening, Testing, and Surveillance for Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs)

PIDAC-IPC document that provides guidance on screening, testing and surveillance of AROs.

Testing, Surveillance, and Management of Clostridium difficile

PIDAC-IPC document that deals with the prevention and control of transmission of C. difficile.