Use of whole-genome sequencing to investigate a cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in emergency department personnel
E. Ricky Chan, Lucas D. Jones, Sarah N. Redmond, Maria E. Navas, Nataliya M. Kachaluba, Trina F. Zabarsky, Davinder Bhullar, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Peter A. Zimmerman, Curtis J. Donskey
Abstract
Several recent reports have raised concern that infected coworkers may be an important source of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) acquisition by healthcare personnel. In a suspected outbreak among emergency department personnel, sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed transmission among coworkers. The suspected 6-person outbreak included 2 distinct transmission clusters and 1 unrelated infection.
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OutbreakTransmission (telecommunications)CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineCluster (spacecraft)PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Emergency departmentVirologyBetacoronavirusEmergency medicineMedical emergencyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineEngineeringPsychiatryComputer scienceProgramming languageElectrical engineeringSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Virus Infections Studies