A review of extended coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation duration among inpatients in a tertiary-care hospital—Iowa, 2020–2022

Of the 2,668 patients admitted with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 4% underwent prolonged isolation for >20 days. Reasons for extended isolation were inconsistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines in 25% of these patients and were questionable in 54% due to an...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 110 - 113
Main Authors Abosi, Oluchi J., Trannel, Alexandra, Schwartzhoff, Patrick, Ackman, Mark, Zilles, Barbara, Marra, Alexandre R., Dains, Angelique, Naito, Toshio, Salinas, Jorge L., Diekema, Daniel J., Hanna, Beth, Murphy, Jaime P., Wellington, Melanie, Brust, Karen, Kobayashi, Takaaki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2024
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Concise Communication
COVID-19
Humans
Inpatients
Iowa
SARS-CoV-2
Tertiary Care Centers
Iowa
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Summary:Of the 2,668 patients admitted with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 4% underwent prolonged isolation for >20 days. Reasons for extended isolation were inconsistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines in 25% of these patients and were questionable in 54% due to an ongoing critically ill condition at day 20 without CDC-defined immunocompromised status.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2023.154