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Discontinuation of isolation precautions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2021

Laura Anderson
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Emily Schmitz
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Philip M. Polgreen
Affiliation:
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Emerging Infections Network, Iowa City, Iowa
Susan E. Beekmann
Affiliation:
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Emerging Infections Network, Iowa City, Iowa
Nasia Safdar*
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
*
Author for correspondence: Nasia Safdar, E-mail: ns2@medicine.wisc.edu

Abstract

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Type
Research Brief
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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