Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: Will we be better prepared next time?

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Infection Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, North Hospital, 1300 E. Marshall St., P.O. Box 980019, Richmond, VA 23298, United States.
² Hospital Infection Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, North Hospital, 1300 E. Marshall St., P.O. Box 980019, Richmond, VA 23298, United States. Electronic address: rachel.pryor@vcuhealth.org.
³ Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, P.O. Box 980160, Richmond, VA 23298, United States.

Editorial

Gonzalo Bearman et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul:96:610-613.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.059. Epub 2020 May 20.

¹ Hospital Infection Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, North Hospital, 1300 E. Marshall St., P.O. Box 980019, Richmond, VA 23298, United States.
² Hospital Infection Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, North Hospital, 1300 E. Marshall St., P.O. Box 980019, Richmond, VA 23298, United States. Electronic address: rachel.pryor@vcuhealth.org.
³ Divisions of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, P.O. Box 980160, Richmond, VA 23298, United States.

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