Abstract
Background: Washington, District of Columbia lowered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission in its large jail while community incidence was still high Methods: Coordinated clinical and operational interventions brought new cases to near zero. Results: Aggressive infection control and underlying jail architecture can promote correctional coronavirus disease 2019 management. Conclusions: More intensive monitoring could help confirm that in-house transmission is truly zero.
Original language | English |
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Article number | ofab547 |
Journal | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2021 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Oncology
- Infectious Diseases
Keywords
- COVID-19
- infection control
- inmate
- jail
- SARS-CoV-2