The unintended burden of transmission-based precautions for suspected COVID-19 in the ambulatory setting
An observational pilot in walk-in clinics assessed workflow impacts of personal protective equipment (PPE) use for COVID-19 cases. PPE added time, waste, and cost despite a low incidence period of illness. Limited supporting data for contact transmission and operational barriers suggest ambulatory PPE guidance for COVID-19 warrants modification.
Authors
- Rebecca Stern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-5100)
- Claude E. Shackelford
- Thomas R. Talbot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-4933)
- Katherine Bashaw
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10229
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00