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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
. 2023 Aug 4;1-3.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.164. Online ahead of print. Evaluation of an antigen-test-based strategy to reduce duration of transmission-based precautions for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in hospitalized patients
Gregory M Schrank 1 , Michelle Harris-Williams 2 , Kelly Schiavone 2 , Martha C Lusby 2 , Cindy Dove 2 , Surbhi Leekha 3
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An academic hospital implemented a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen-test-based strategy to facilitate discontinuation of precautions for patients admitted with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. Of 171 patients that underwent antigen testing, 68% had an initial negative test performed a median of 5 days after admission. Antigen testing reduced isolation time by 144 hours.
. 2023 Aug 4;1-3.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.164. Online ahead of print. Evaluation of an antigen-test-based strategy to reduce duration of transmission-based precautions for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in hospitalized patients
Gregory M Schrank 1 , Michelle Harris-Williams 2 , Kelly Schiavone 2 , Martha C Lusby 2 , Cindy Dove 2 , Surbhi Leekha 3
Affiliations
- PMID: 37539701
- DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.164
An academic hospital implemented a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen-test-based strategy to facilitate discontinuation of precautions for patients admitted with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. Of 171 patients that underwent antigen testing, 68% had an initial negative test performed a median of 5 days after admission. Antigen testing reduced isolation time by 144 hours.