Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence after exposures in shared patient rooms in a tertiary-care center in Iowa, July 2020–May 2021
Alexandra Trannel, Takaaki Kobayashi, Angelique Dains, Oluchi Abosi, Kyle Jenn, Holly Meacham, Lorinda Sheeler, William Etienne, Mary Kukla, Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Stephanie Holley, Kelsey Strandberg, Alexandre R. Marra, Jeffrey Kritzman, Bradley Ford, Melanie Wellington, Daniel J. Diekema, Jorge Salinas
Abstract
The incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure in shared patient rooms was low at our institution: 1.8 per 1,000 shared-room patient days. However, the secondary attack rate (21.6%) was comparable to that reported in household exposures. Lengthier exposures were associated with SARS-CoV-2 conversion. Hospitals should implement measures to decrease shared-room exposures.
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Incidence (geometry)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Tertiary careMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusEmergency medicineCenter (category theory)DiseasePediatricsVirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakOpticsChemistryPhysicsCrystallographyInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts