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The Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission from Patients With Undiagnosed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Roommates in a Large Academic Medical Center

Authors :
Michael Klompas
Robert Tucker
Cdc Prevention Epicenters Program
Vineeta Vaidya
Chanu Rhee
Abraar Karan
Meghan A Baker
Source :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 74(6)
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

We assessed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission between patients in shared rooms in an academic hospital between September 2020 and April 2021. In total, 11 290 patients were admitted to shared rooms, of whom 25 tested positive. Among 31 exposed roommates, 12 (39%) tested positive within 14 days. Transmission was associated with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle thresholds ≤21.

Details

ISSN :
15376591
Volume :
74
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a72ecb86b351518046afb89ed175c859