K-State medical director contributes to research on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and quarantine periods
Kyle Goerl, the medical director of Kansas State University s Lafene Health Center, is part of a collaborative team that is providing research-based guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team s latest research contributed to the updated quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Goerl is a co-author of the publication Time from Start of Quarantine to SARS-CoV-2 Positive Test Among Quarantined College and University Athletes. The publication appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC on Friday, Jan. 8, and involved researchers from multiple organizations and universities.
K-State medical director contributes to research behind updated CDC quarantine guidance
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
MANHATTAN Kyle Goerl, the medical director of Kansas State University s Lafene Health Center, is part of a collaborative team that is providing research-based guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team s latest research contributed to the updated quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the publication, Goerl and collaborators describe findings among a sample of COVID-19-exposed collegiate athletes in 17 states from June to October 2020. Twenty-five percent of the athletes tested positive during quarantine and the positive test occurred an average of 3.8 days after their quarantine started.
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