Approximately a quarter of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at a low-barrier testing site serving a low-income Latinx community in San Francisco were already outside the 10-day window of isolation at the time they received counseling on isolation. Among symptomatic participants (n=145), 83% percent had moderate to high levels of virus (Ct <33). All participants received post-test guidance on the day of testing on how to quarantine while awaiting test results if they were experiencing symptoms or had a recent exposure to someone with COVID-19. Participants with a positive test result received counseling about isolation on a median of day 7 (out of a ten day recommended quarantine period). Access to a test site was the most common barrier to testing, and food and income loss was the most commonly reported barrier to isolation.<\/p>\n
Rubio et al. (Feb 1, 2021). The COVID-19 Symptom to Isolation Cascade in a Latinx Community: A Call to Action. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. <\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ofid\/ofab023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Approximately a quarter of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at a low-barrier testing site serving a low-income Latinx community in San Francisco were already outside the 10-day window of isolation at the time they received counseling on isolation. Among symptomatic participants (n=145), 83% percent had moderate to high levels of virus (Ct <33). All participants received post-test…<\/p>\n