Rapid reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 variant-of-concern Alpha detected in a nurse during an outbreak at a non-covid inpatient ward: lessons learned.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
; 10(1): 137, 2021 09 26.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1440955
ABSTRACT
We describe the lessons learned during a SARS-CoV-2 variant-of-concern Alpha outbreak investigation at a normal care unit in a university hospital in Amsterdam in December 2020. The outbreak consisted of nine nurses and two roomed-in patient family members. (attack rate 18%). One nurse tested positive with a phylogenetically distinct variant, after a documented infection 83 days prior. Three key points were taken from this investigation. First, it was controlled by adherence to existing guidelines, despite increased transmissibility of the variant. Second, viral sequencing can inform transmission cluster inference, but the epidemiological context is essential to draw appropriate conclusions. Third, reinfections with Alpha variants can occur rapidly after primary infection.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reinfección
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Tópicos:
Variantes
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S13756-021-01008-4
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