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Linking Sporadic Hospital Clusters During a Community Surge of the Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.617.2 Delta Variant: The Utility of Whole-genome Sequencing

Overview
Journal Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Specialties Health Services
Infectious Diseases
Nursing
Public Health
Date 2022 Apr 27
PMID 35473629
Authors
Liang En Wee
Karrie Kwan-Ki Ko
Edwin Philip Conceicao
Jean Xiang-Ying Sim
Nurdyana Abdul Rahman
Shireen Yan-Ling Tan
Delphine Yan-Hong Cao
Kenneth Xing-Long Chan
May Kyawt Aung
Myat Oo Aung
Yang Yong
Shalvi Arora
Molly Kue Bien How
Kwee Yuen Tan
Lai Chee Lee
Thuan Tong Tan
Limin Wijaya
James Heng Chiak Sim
Chayaporn Suphavilai
Indumathi Venkatachalam
Moi Lin Ling
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Abstract

Sporadic clusters of healthcare-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred despite intense rostered routine surveillance and a highly vaccinated healthcare worker (HCW) population, during a community surge of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.617.2 δ (delta) variant. Genomic analysis facilitated timely cluster detection and uncovered additional linkages via HCWs moving between clinical areas and among HCWs sharing a common lunch area, enabling early intervention.

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