Using Virus Sequencing to Determine Source of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission for Healthcare Worker

Whether a healthcare worker’s severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is community or hospital acquired affects prevention practices. We used virus sequencing to determine that infection of a healthcare worker who cared for 2 SARS-CoV-2–infected patients was probably c...

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Autores principales: Safdar, Nasia, Moreno, Gage K., Braun, Katarina M., Friedrich, Thomas C., O’Connor, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32758345
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.202322
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description Whether a healthcare worker’s severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is community or hospital acquired affects prevention practices. We used virus sequencing to determine that infection of a healthcare worker who cared for 2 SARS-CoV-2–infected patients was probably community acquired. Appropriate personal protective equipment may have protected against hospital-acquired infection.
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spelling pubmed-75107212020-10-02 Using Virus Sequencing to Determine Source of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission for Healthcare Worker Safdar, Nasia Moreno, Gage K. Braun, Katarina M. Friedrich, Thomas C. O’Connor, David H. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Whether a healthcare worker’s severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is community or hospital acquired affects prevention practices. We used virus sequencing to determine that infection of a healthcare worker who cared for 2 SARS-CoV-2–infected patients was probably community acquired. Appropriate personal protective equipment may have protected against hospital-acquired infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7510721/ /pubmed/32758345 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.202322 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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