Table 2.
Clinical Scenarios Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines to Explore Knowledge
| Clinical scenarios | Agree n = 321 (%) | Disagree n = 321 (%) | Unsure n = 321 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serologic (blood) testing should be used to establish the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 infection or reinfection? | 172 (53.58) | 45 (14.02)a | 104 (32.40) |
| Recovered patients can continue to have SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in their upper respiratory specimens for up to 12 weeks | 171 (53.27)a | 8 (2.50) | 142 (44.23) |
| Do you consider a patient to be contagious until a follow-up negative COVID-19 PCR test (not a rapid test)? | 181 (56.39) | 65 (20.25)a | 75 (23.36) |
| For persons previously diagnosed with symptomatic COVID-19 who remain asymptomatic after recovery, retesting is recommended within three months after the date of symptom onset for the initial COVID-19 infection to ensure cure. | 153 (47.66) | 62 (19.32)a | 106 (33.02) |
| I only trust results from COVID-19 PCR test,“not rapid” test. | 69 (21.49) | 109 (33.96)a | 143 (44.55) |
| Two negative COVID-19 PCR tests should be standard to discontinue isolation and contact precautions. | 172 (53.58) | 76 (23.68)a | 73 (22.74) |
| For most persons with COVID-19 illness, isolation and precautions can generally be discontinued 10 days after symptom onset and resolution of fever for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications and with improvement of other symptoms. | 117 (36.45)a | 91 (28.35) | 113 (35.20) |
| When a patient who initially tested positive for COVID-19 is retested with a “rapid” test and is found to be negative, “I trust the negative result and isolation and contact precautions should be stopped” | 41 (12.77) | 154 (47.98)a | 126 (39.25) |
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Correct answers based on CDC guidelines at the time of survey.
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.