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.
Liang En Ian WeeKarrie Kwan-Ki KoEdwin Philip ConceicaoJean Xiang-Ying SimNurdyana Abdul RahmanShireen Yan-Ling TanDelphine Yan-Hong CaoKenneth Xing-Long ChanMay Kyawt AungMyat Oo AungYang YongShalvi AroraMolly Kue Bien HowKwee Yuen TanLai Chee LeeThuan Tong TanLimin WijayaJames Heng Chiak SimChayaporn SuphavilaiIndumathi VenkatachalamMoi Lin LingPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
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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