Evaluation of an antigen-test-based strategy to reduce duration of transmission-based precautions for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in hospitalized patients.

An academic hospital implemented a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen-test-based strategy to facilitate discontinuation of precautions for patients admitted with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. Of 171 patients that underwent antigen testing, 68% had an initial negative test performed a median of 5 days after admission. Antigen testing reduced isolation time by 144 hours.

Surgical site infection after renal transplantation.

Objective: To identify factors associated with the development of surgical site infection (SSI) among adult patients undergoing renal transplantation

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: An urban tertiary care center in Baltimore, Maryland, with a well-established renal transplantation program that performs ~200-250 renal transplant procedures annually.

Results: At total of 441 adult patients underwent renal transplantation between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2011.