Infectivity of healthcare workers diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) approximately 2 weeks after onset of symptoms: A cross-sectional study.


Journal

Infection control and hospital epidemiology
ISSN: 1559-6834
Titre abrégé: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8804099

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Historique:
pubmed: 12 1 2021
medline: 22 1 2022
entrez: 11 1 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

We performed viral culture of respiratory specimens in 118 severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected healthcare workers (HCWs), ∼2 weeks after symptom onset. Only 1 HCW (0.8%) had a positive culture. No factors for prolonged viral shedding were identified. Infectivity is resolved in nearly all HCWs ∼2 weeks after symptom onset.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33427133
pii: S0899823X20014208
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1420
pmc: PMC7853751
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

102-104

Auteurs

Yves Longtin (Y)

Jewish General Hospital Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lady Davis Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Hugues Charest (H)

Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Université de Montréal Facultée de Médecine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Caroline Quach (C)

Université de Montréal Facultée de Médecine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Patrice Savard (P)

Université de Montréal Facultée de Médecine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Mariana Baz (M)

Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie de l'Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Guy Boivin (G)

Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie de l'Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Judith Farfard (J)

Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Jasmin Villeneuve (J)

Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Michel Roger (M)

Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Université de Montréal Facultée de Médecine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Gaston De Serres (G)

Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

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