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 | Zendy

Abraar Karan | Zendy; Michael Klompas | Zendy; Robert Tucker | Zendy; Meghan A. Baker | Zendy; Vineeta Vaidya | Zendy; Chanu Rhee | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Abraar Karan,

Michael Klompas,

Robert Tucker,

Meghan A. Baker,

Vineeta Vaidya,

Chanu Rhee

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab564

Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , coronavirus , betacoronavirus , virology , airborne transmission , severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , respiratory disease , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , lung , electrical engineering , engineering

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.

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