Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on an in-patient medical unit associated with unrecognized exposures in common areas-Epidemiological and whole-genome sequencing investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hospital outbreaks have been common and devastating during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Understanding SARS-CoV-2 transmission in these environments is critical for preventing and managing outbreaks.

Design

Outbreak investigation through epidemiological mapping and whole-genome sequencing phylogeny.

Setting

Hospital in-patient medical unit outbreak in Toronto, Canada, from November 2020 to January 2021.

Participants

The outbreak involved 8 patients and 10 staff and was associated with 3 patient deaths.

Results

Patients being cared for in geriatric chairs at the nursing station were at high risk for both acquiring and transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to other patients and st

SUBMITTER: Kain DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665866 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature