Author:
Zissette Seth,Kiti Moses C.,Bennett Brady W.,Liu Carol Y.,Nelson Kristin N.,Zelaya Alana,Kellogg Joseph T.,Johnson II Theodore M.,Clayton Pam,Fridkin Scott K.,Omer Saad B.,Lopman Benjamin A.,Adams Carly
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
We measured contact patterns using social contact diaries for 157 U.S. long-term care facility employees from December 2020 - June 2021. These data are crucial for analyzing mathematical transmission models and for informing healthcare setting infection control policy.
Results
The median number of daily contacts was 10 (IQR 8–11). Household contacts were more likely partially masked than fully masked, more likely to involve physical contact, and longer in duration compared to facility contacts.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine
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