Clustering of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Households of Patients Diagnosed in the Outpatient Setting in Baltimore, Maryland
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In an outpatient cohort in Maryland, clustering of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity within households was high, with 76% of 74 households reporting at least 1 other symptomatic person and 66% reporting another person who tested SARS-CoV-2 positive. SARS-CoV-2 positivity among household members was associated with larger household size and bedroom sharing.
Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab121
Authors: Zoe O Demko, Annukka A R Antar, Paul W Blair, Anastasia S Lambrou, Tong Yu, Diane Brown, Samantha N Walch, Derek T Armstrong, Heba H Mostafa, Jeanne C Keruly, David L Thomas, Yukari C Manabe, Shruti H Mehta, Ambulatory COVID Study Team, Carolyn Reuland, Razvan Azamfirei, Justin P Hardick, Taylor Church, Thelio T Sewell, Sara Keller, Lauren Sauer, Jeffrey Tornheim, Jennifer Townsend, Vismaya Bachu, Brittany Barnaba, Curtisha Charles, Weiwei Dai, Christine Payton, Joelle Fuchs, Jeffrey Holden, Minyoung Jang, J R Johnstone, Kate Kruczynski, Oyinkansola Kusemiju, Lucy Li, Amanda Tuchler, Manuela Plazas Montana, Michelle Prizzi, Rebecca Ursin
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Language: English
Subfield: Modeling and Simulation
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,465
Funders: Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Gilead Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington, Center for AIDS Research, Johns Hopkins University, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
OpenAlex ID: W3136496536