Open AccessRisk Factors Associated With COVID-19 Transmission Among US Air Force Trainees in a Congregate Setting
Author(s) -
Joseph Marcus,
Dianne Frankel,
Mary T. Pawlak,
Theresa Casey,
Robert J. Cybulski,
Erin Enriquez,
Jason F. Okulicz,
Heather C. Yun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0202
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , cohort , outbreak , emergency medicine , physical therapy , family medicine , disease , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , computer science , telecommunications
Key Points Question In congregant settings with the introduction of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), what clinical and laboratory findings are associated with an outbreak? Findings In this cohort study of 10 613 US Air Force basic trainees living congregantly in 263 cohorts, 3% were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Cohorts with trainees with more symptoms and lower cycle threshold values on reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction assay were significantly associated with greater risk of transmission of COVID-19 within their cohorts. Meaning In this study, a higher number of symptoms and lower cycle threshold values were associated with subsequent clusters of outbreaks within cohorts and may be useful as risk factor measures if validated in future studies.
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