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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Eilers, Braiden ; Adelbai-Fraser, Myra D. ; Collado, Johnrey R. ; Van Dyke, Miriam ; Firestone, Melanie ; Guinn, Angie S. ; Dillon, Michael T. ; Brostrom, Richard ; Kinzer, Michael H. ; Muñoz, Nick ; Okumura, Kazuhiro ; Brown, Vance ; Ademokun, Oluwatomiloba ; Udui, Ritter ; Uherbelau, Gaafar J. ; Hancock, W. Thane
• Description:
  Palau 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.
• Subjects:
  COVID-19 Humans SARS-CoV-2
• Keywords:
  Communicable Diseases Early Transmission Global Health Hospitalized Patients Pacific Islands Palau Patient Characteristics Respiratory Infections Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1939-1941
• Pubmed ID:
  37437566
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461663
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Research Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Palau
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e0aebaf0720af3a78c1ff263f4a07fc660a6933d66f186b0cea5b7d17c73d393
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133576/cdc_133576_DS1.pdf
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