Patient Characteristics During Early Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Palau, January 13-February 24, 2022

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 12;29(9). doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230182. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPalau had no reported evidence of COVID-19 community spread until January 2022. We chart reviewed hospitalized patients who had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result during early community transmission. Booster vaccinations and early outpatient treatment decreased hospitalizations. Inadequate hospital infection control practices contributed to iatrogenic COVID-19 and preventable deaths.PMID:37437566 | DOI:10.3201/eid2909.230182

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Braiden Eilers Myra D Adelbai-Fraser Johnrey R Collado Miriam Van Dyke Melanie Firestone Angie S Guinn Michael T Dillon Richard Brostrom Michael H Kinzer Nick Mu ñoz Kazuhiro Okumura Vance Brown Oluwatomiloba Ademokun Ritter Udui Gaafar J Uherbelau W Tha Source Type: research