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COVID-19: Comparing the applicability of shared room and single room occupancy

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Author(s)
Miri HyunJi Yeon LeeYong Shik KwonJin Young KimJae Seok ParkSunggyun ParkNamhee RyooHyun Ah Kim
Keimyung Author(s)
Hyun, Mi RiLee, Ji YeonKwon, Yong ShikKim, Jin YoungPark, Jae SeokPark, Sung GyunRyoo, Nam HeeKim, Hyun Ah
Department
Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학)
Journal Title
Transbound Emerg Dis
Issued Date
2021
Volume
68
Issue
4
Keyword
COVID-19airborne infectionepidemicquarantineshared room occupancysingle room occupancy
Abstract
To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation measures are required. Shared room occupancy is recommended when isolation rooms are insufficient. However, there is little evidence of the applicability of shared and single room occupancy for patients with COVID-19 to determine whether shared room occupancy is feasible. COVID-19-infected patients admitted to the Daegu Dongsan Hospital of Keimyung University from 21 February 2020 to 20 April 2020 were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to hospital rooms. Clinical symptoms, underlying diseases and epidemiological data of patients were analysed after dividing participants into a shared room occupancy group (group A) and a single room occupancy group (group B). Outcomes analysed included microbiological cure rates, time to clinical symptom improvement, time to defervescence and negative-to-positive conversion rates of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results during hospitalization. A total of 666 patients were included in this study, 535 and 131 patients in groups A and B, respectively. Group B included more underlying conditions, such as pregnancy and solid organ transplantation, and was more closely associated with severe pneumonia during hospitalization. Besides, no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of negative PCR rates at HD 7 and 14, conversion rates of PCR results from negative-to-positive, as well as time to the improvement of clinical symptoms, and time to defervescence were observed. Our results suggest that the shared room occupancy of patients with mild symptoms could be an alternative to single room occupancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
현미리
이지연
권용식
김진영
박재석
박성균
류남희
김현아
Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Citation
Miri Hyun et al. (2021). COVID-19: Comparing the applicability of shared room and single room occupancy. Transbound Emerg Dis, 68(4), 2059–2065. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13853
Type
Article
ISSN
1865-1682
Source
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tbed.13853
DOI
10.1111/tbed.13853
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/43563
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1. School of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
1. School of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학)
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