The Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Patients with Undiagnosed Covid-19 to Roommates in a Large Academic Medical Center

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Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 18:ciab564. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab564. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

We assessed SARS-CoV-2 transmission between patients in shared rooms in an academic hospital between September 2020-April 2021. 11,290 patients were admitted to shared rooms, of whom 25 tested positive. Among 31 exposed roommates, 12 (39%) tested positive within 14 days. Transmission was associated with PCR cycle thresholds ≤21.

PMID:34145449 | DOI:10.1093/cid/ciab564

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