Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a neonatal unit in Botswana: chronic overcrowding meets a novel pathogen

We describe a cluster of six SARS-CoV-2 infections occurring in a crowded neonatal unit in Botswana, including presumed transmission among mothers, postnatal mother-to-neonate transmission and three neonate-to-healthcare worker transmissions. The affected neonate, born at 25 weeks’ gestation weighin...

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Autores principales: Nakstad, Britt, Kaang, Thato, Gezmu, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Strysko, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Global Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34099450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242421

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34099450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242421

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