Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.040
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发表时间:
2020-07-01
影响因子:
28.2
通讯作者:
Zhang, Ruiguang
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作者:
Wang, Zhongliang;Ma, Wanli;Zhang, Ruiguang
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused an epidemic in China and many other countries. Many infected clusters have been found within familial households, but the data about secondary transmission among household contacts is limited.Methods: In this retrospective case series, we enrolled 85 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and their household members in Wuhan. Patients were confirmed infected with SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays on throat swabs. Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data of the household members were collected.Results: There were 155 close contacts in total. 104 contacts received RT-PCR assays, with 47 (30%) positive cases and 57 (37%) negative cases. 51 (33%) cases did not received RT-PCR tests for they showed no symptoms of pneumonia during the 2 weeks of quarantine. The infection rate of close contacts was 38% for households with 1 contact, 50% for households with 2 contacts, and 31% for households with 3 contacts.Conclusions: The rate of secondary transmission among household contacts of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection was 30%. Our data provide insight into the rate of secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in home. (C) 2020 The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.