Results of a Shortened Quarantine Protocol on a Midwestern College Campus

Mark D Fox; Matthew S Leiszler; Michael D Seamon; Benjamin L Garman

doi:10.1093/cid/ciab342

Results of a Shortened Quarantine Protocol on a Midwestern College Campus

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(Suppl 1):S38-S41. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab342.

Authors

Mark D Fox^{1

2

3}, Matthew S Leiszler⁴, Michael D Seamon⁵, Benjamin L Garman⁶

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
² St. Joseph County Department of Health, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
³ Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
⁴ University Health Services and Department of Athletics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
⁵ Campus Safety and University Operations, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
⁶ Notre Dame Wellness Center, Premise Health/University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

Abstract

A shortened quarantine protocol after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 exposure was implemented on a college campus. We assessed data on exposures, symptoms, and tests in 1152 unvaccinated individuals released from quarantine on day 7. A shortened quarantine period for asymptomatic individuals testing negative can be implemented with low risk.

Keywords: COVID-19; college campus; public health; quarantine.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Quarantine*
SARS-CoV-2
Universities

Grants and funding

NU50CK000574/Infectious Diseases Society of America through Cooperative Agreement