Community Treatment Centers for Isolation of Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Patients with Coronavirus Disease, South Korea

Choi, Won Suk; Kim, Hyoung Seop; Kim, Bongyoung; Nam, Soomin; Sohn, Jang Wook

doi:10.3201/eid2610.201539

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Community Treatment Centers for Isolation of Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Patients with Coronavirus Disease, South Korea

Choi, Won Suk;
Kim, Hyoung Seop;
Kim, Bongyoung;
Nam, Soomin;
Sohn, Jang Wook

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As a part of measures to decrease spikes in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and deaths outside of hospitals, the government of South Korea introduced a plan for community treatment centers (CTCs) to isolate and monitor patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms. We assessed outcomes of 568 patients admitted to 3 CTCs near Daegu. More (64.6%) women than men (35.4%) were admitted, and the mean age of patients was 36.0 years (SD ± 15.0 years). Among all patients, 75.7% remained asymptomatic while at the CTCs. The mean time patients remained at CTCs was 19.6 days (SD ±5.8 days) from the day of diagnosis until our study ended on March 23, 2020. Because they offer appropriate clinical triaging and daily monitoring for patients, CTCs are a safe alternative to medical institutions for asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with COVID-19.

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2019 novel coronavirus disease; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; COVID-19; extended care facilities; isolation; respiratory infections; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; South Korea; viruses; zoonoses; adult; aged; asymptomatic infection; Betacoronavirus; comorbidity; complication; Coronavirus infection; female; health center; human; isolation and purification; length of stay; male; middle aged; organization and management; pandemic; patient isolation; patient transport; preschool child; procedures; real time polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; South Korea; virus pneumonia

제목: Community Treatment Centers for Isolation of Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Patients with Coronavirus Disease, South Korea

저자: Choi, Won Suk; Kim, Hyoung Seop; Kim, Bongyoung; Nam, Soomin; Sohn, Jang Wook

DOI: 10.3201/eid2610.201539

발행일: 2020-10

유형: Article

저널명: Emerging Infectious Diseases

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