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-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

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

Published:2022-04-27 Issue: Volume: Page:1-5
ISSN:0899-823X
Container-title:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

Author:

Wee Liang En^ORCID,Ko Karrie Kwan-Ki,Conceicao Edwin Philip,Sim Jean Xiang-Ying,Rahman Nurdyana Abdul,Tan Shireen Yan-Ling^ORCID,Cao Delphine Yan-Hong,Chan Kenneth Xing-Long,Aung May Kyawt,Aung Myat Oo,Yong Yang,Arora Shalvi^ORCID,How Molly Kue Bien,Tan Kwee Yuen,Lee Lai Chee,Tan Thuan Tong,Wijaya Limin,Sim James Heng Chiak,Suphavilai Chayaporn^ORCID,Venkatachalam Indumathi,Ling Moi Lin

Abstract

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.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology

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