Clustering of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Households of Patients Diagnosed in the Outpatient Setting in Baltimore, Maryland

In an outpatient cohort in Maryland, clustering of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity within households was high, with 76% of 74 households reporting at least 1 other symptomatic person and 66% reporting another person who tested SARS-CoV-2 positive. SARS-CoV-2 p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021-04, Vol.8 (4), p.ofab121-ofab121
Hauptverfasser:	Demko, Zoe O, Antar, Annukka A R, Blair, Paul W, Lambrou, Anastasia S, Yu, Tong, Brown, Diane, Walch, Samantha N, Armstrong, Derek T, Mostafa, Heba H, Keruly, Jeanne C, Thomas, David L, Manabe, Yukari C, Mehta, Shruti H, Reuland, Carolyn, Azamfirei, Razvan, Hardick, Justin P, Church, Taylor, Sewell, Thelio T, Keller, Sara, Sauer, Lauren, Tornheim, Jeffrey, Townsend, Jennifer, Bachu, Vismaya, Barnaba, Brittany, Charles, Curtisha, Dai, Weiwei, Payton, Christine, Fuchs, Joelle, Holden, Jeffrey, Jang, Minyoung, Johnstone, J R, Kruczynski, Kate, Kusemiju, Oyinkansola, Li, Lucy, Tuchler, Amanda, Montana, Manuela Plazas, Prizzi, Michelle, Ursin, Rebecca
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brief Reports Coronaviruses Epidemiology Health aspects Households Infection Medical research Medicine, Experimental
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Zusammenfassung:	In an outpatient cohort in Maryland, clustering of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity within households was high, with 76% of 74 households reporting at least 1 other symptomatic person and 66% reporting another person who tested SARS-CoV-2 positive. SARS-CoV-2 positivity among household members was associated with larger household size and bedroom sharing.
ISSN:	2328-8957 2328-8957
DOI:	10.1093/ofid/ofab121