SG-APSIC1204: Time-based deisolation of generally asymptomatic immunocompetent COVID-19 patients on day 8 of infection to clean wards is safe

• Main Authors: Nazira Binte Muhammad Fauzi (Author), Revathi Sridhar (Author), Chan Hwang Ching (Author), Annie Poh (Author), Isaac Low (Author), Dale Fisher (Author), Jyoti Somani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The National University Hospital (NUH) is a tertiary-care teaching hospital in Singapore with 60% of patients in 6-8-bed cubicles. NUH recently changed to a time-based deisolation criterion for immunocompetent COVID-19 patients in cohort wards who are afebrile and improved but did not me...