Nosocomial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant among vaccinated healthcare workers and immunocompromised patients on a solid-organ transplant unit: Complexities of an epidemiologic and genomic investigation

Jonathan H. Ryder, Trevor C. Van Schooneveld, Baha Abdalhamid, Macy G. Wood, Taylor A. Wahlig, Richard Starlin, Gayle Gillett, Teresa Balfour, Libby Pflueger, Mark E. Rupp

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Abstract

In September 2021, a cluster of 6 patients with nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were identified in a transplant unit. A visitor and 11 healthcare workers also tested positive for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Genomic sequencing identified 3 separate introductions of SARS-CoV-2 with related transmission among the identified patients and healthcare workers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1355-1357
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume44
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 9 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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