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Editor, Senior Moderator
Diagnostics (Basel)
. 2022 Jan 29;12(2):348.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020348.
Undetected Omicron Transmission in Romania-Report of the First Detected Case of Locally Acquired Omicron Infection and Complete Epidemiological Investigation
Anca Streinu-Cercel[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Oana Săndulescu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Victor Daniel Miron[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Simona Paraschiv[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Corina Casangiu[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Robert Hohan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Leontina Bănică[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marius Surleac[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Adrian Streinu-Cercel[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The occurrence of the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has importantly impacted surveillance and diagnosis, and has changed the therapeutic landscape of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We present the first documented case of locally acquired SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Romania in a patient with no recent travel outside the country. We also present the full results of the epidemiological investigation that led to the identification of the index case in a co-worker who had developed mild symptoms shortly after returning from the UK and who had undergone multiple rapid antigen tests with negative results prior to being tested by RT-PCR. We highlight potential lessons learned and describe further directions for actionable research and development in the field of COVID-19.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; epidemiological surveillance; omicron; variant of concern.
. 2022 Jan 29;12(2):348.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020348.
Undetected Omicron Transmission in Romania-Report of the First Detected Case of Locally Acquired Omicron Infection and Complete Epidemiological Investigation
Anca Streinu-Cercel[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Oana Săndulescu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Victor Daniel Miron[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Simona Paraschiv[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Corina Casangiu[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Robert Hohan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Leontina Bănică[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marius Surleac[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Adrian Streinu-Cercel[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35204439
- DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020348
Abstract
The occurrence of the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has importantly impacted surveillance and diagnosis, and has changed the therapeutic landscape of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We present the first documented case of locally acquired SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Romania in a patient with no recent travel outside the country. We also present the full results of the epidemiological investigation that led to the identification of the index case in a co-worker who had developed mild symptoms shortly after returning from the UK and who had undergone multiple rapid antigen tests with negative results prior to being tested by RT-PCR. We highlight potential lessons learned and describe further directions for actionable research and development in the field of COVID-19.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; epidemiological surveillance; omicron; variant of concern.