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. 2023 Sep;29(9):1939-1941.
doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230182. Epub 2023 Jul 12.

Patient Characteristics During Early Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Palau, January 13-February 24, 2022

Braiden Eilers, Myra D Adelbai-Fraser, Johnrey R Collado, Miriam Van Dyke, Melanie Firestone, Angie S Guinn, Michael T Dillon, Richard Brostrom, Michael H Kinzer, Nick Muñoz, Kazuhiro Okumura, Vance Brown, Oluwatomiloba Ademokun, Ritter Udui, Gaafar J Uherbelau, W Thane Hancock

Patient Characteristics During Early Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Palau, January 13-February 24, 2022

Braiden Eilers et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Palau had no reported evidence of COVID-19 community spread until January 2022. We chart reviewed hospitalized patients who had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result during early community transmission. Booster vaccinations and early outpatient treatment decreased hospitalizations. Inadequate hospital infection control practices contributed to iatrogenic COVID-19 and preventable deaths.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pacific islands; Palau; SARS-CoV-2; communicable diseases; early transmission; global health; hospitalized patients; patient characteristics; respiratory infections; zoonoses.

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