Outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital in Brazil

BACKGROUND: An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant was detected in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital in Brasília, Brazil. METHODS: We report the investigation, clinical outcomes, viral sequencing, and control measures applied to outbreak...

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Autores principales: Vanni, Tazio, Menezes, Moema Silva, Sudbrack, Letícia Olivier, Futiwaki, Fabiana, Bezerra, Linda Stéphany, Cabral, Sergio, Oliveira, Edinan, Cortez, Paulo Giovanni Pinheiro, Costa, Fabiano José Queiroz, Vieira, Lucas Luiz, Roll, Mariana Matos, de Araújo, Wildo Navegantes, Almiron, Maria, de Siqueira, André Machado, Ribeiro, Liliana Moscoso, Ribeiro, Julival Fagundes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9344945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35946630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0177-2022
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant was detected in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital in Brasília, Brazil. METHODS: We report the investigation, clinical outcomes, viral sequencing, and control measures applied to outbreak containment. RESULTS: The overall attack rate was 95% (23/24) in a period of 13 days. Among the cases, 78% (18/23) were vaccinated and 17% (4/23) required intensive care. The Omicron variant was isolated from the 19 sequenced samples. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the potential harm that highly transmissible variants may generate among hospitalized populations, particularly those with comorbidities.

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