Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence after exposures in shared patient rooms in a tertiary-care center in Iowa, July 2020-May 2021.
Alexandra M TrannelTakaaki KobayashiAngelique DainsOluchi J AbosiKyle E JennHolly MeachamLorinda L SheelerWilliam EtienneMary E KuklaMohammed AlsuhaibaniStephanie HolleyKelsey StrandbergAlexandre R MarraJeffrey KritzmanBradley FordMelanie WellingtonDaniel J DiekemaJorge L SalinasPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
The incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure in shared patient rooms was low at our institution: 1.8 per 1,000 shared-room patient days. However, the secondary attack rate (21.6%) was comparable to that reported in household exposures. Lengthier exposures were associated with SARS-CoV-2 conversion. Hospitals should implement measures to decrease shared-room exposures.