Distinguishing Admissions Specifically for COVID-19 From Incidental SARS-CoV-2 Admissions: National Retrospective Electronic Health Record Study

BackgroundAdmissions are generally classified as COVID-19 hospitalizations if the patient has a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. However, because 35% of SARS-CoV-2 infections are asymptomatic, patients admitted for unrelated indications with an incide...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey G Klann, Zachary H Strasser, Meghan R Hutch, Chris J Kennedy, Jayson S Marwaha, Michele Morris, Malarkodi Jebathilagam Samayamuthu, Ashley C Pfaff, Hossein Estiri, Andrew M South, Griffin M Weber, William Yuan, Paul Avillach, Kavishwar B Wagholikar, Yuan Luo, Gilbert S Omenn, Shyam Visweswaran, John H Holmes, Zongqi Xia, Gabriel A Brat, Shawn N Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2022/5/e37931

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