Publications by authors named "Jonathan Labbe"
Discontinuation of Transmission Precautions for COVID-19 Patients: Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnostics, Patient Delays, and Cycle Threshold Values.
Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md)
September 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the challenges in determining when to safely discontinue transmission-based precautions for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, highlighting the contrasting guidelines from the CDC.
- A review of 196 patients revealed that many faced delays in leaving isolation due to repeated positive PCR tests, resulting in extended hospital stays and significant costs.
- The findings suggest that clinicians should consider additional data, such as cycle threshold (Ct) values from PCR tests, to make better-informed decisions on discontinuing precautions, especially for potentially contagious patients.
Objectives: Few national studies have examined the influence of role models as a potential predictor for caring for medically underserved (MUS) patients. This study tested associations between previous physician role model exposure and caring for MUS populations, as well as examines the practice environments of these physicians.
Methods: Between October and December 2011, we mailed a confidential questionnaire to a representative sample of 2000 US physicians from various specialties.