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Pathogens
. 2022 Jun 17;11(6):700.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens11060700.
Diagnostic Laboratory Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Infected by Fomites: COVID-19 Outbreak in a South Korean Public Administrative Facility
Se-Min Hwang[SUP] 1 2 3 4 [/SUP], Yoomi Jung[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Haesook Seo[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
There is a paucity of data regarding the differentiating characteristics of patients who were infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by fomites around the world. We conducted an event-based outbreak investigation, involving 795 public officers and 277 assistant staff, in the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) or the same building from March 2 to March 18, 2020. The SARS-CoV-2 patients were found to have more frequently touched fomites and used public toilets than those who were tested negative for the virus (cOR, 24.38; 95% CI, 4.95-120.01). Symptoms such as coughing and loss of taste and smell were more frequently found in the office-cleaner group than in the public-officer group. The SARS-CoV-2 office-cleaner patients were more likely to have a high RdRp(Ct) value of PCR (median: 34.17 vs. 24.99; p = 0.035) and E(Ct) value of PCR (median: 32.30 vs. 24.74; p = 0.045). All office cleaner patients (100%) had a ground glass opacity in both lobes. Regarding segmental lung involvement of CT, two patients (100%) had a lesion in the right middle lobe, which invaded the whole lobe later. This implies that the fomite might be a selective risk factor of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; diagnostics; fomites; risk factors.
. 2022 Jun 17;11(6):700.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens11060700.
Diagnostic Laboratory Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Infected by Fomites: COVID-19 Outbreak in a South Korean Public Administrative Facility
Se-Min Hwang[SUP] 1 2 3 4 [/SUP], Yoomi Jung[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Haesook Seo[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35745554
- DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11060700
Abstract
There is a paucity of data regarding the differentiating characteristics of patients who were infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by fomites around the world. We conducted an event-based outbreak investigation, involving 795 public officers and 277 assistant staff, in the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) or the same building from March 2 to March 18, 2020. The SARS-CoV-2 patients were found to have more frequently touched fomites and used public toilets than those who were tested negative for the virus (cOR, 24.38; 95% CI, 4.95-120.01). Symptoms such as coughing and loss of taste and smell were more frequently found in the office-cleaner group than in the public-officer group. The SARS-CoV-2 office-cleaner patients were more likely to have a high RdRp(Ct) value of PCR (median: 34.17 vs. 24.99; p = 0.035) and E(Ct) value of PCR (median: 32.30 vs. 24.74; p = 0.045). All office cleaner patients (100%) had a ground glass opacity in both lobes. Regarding segmental lung involvement of CT, two patients (100%) had a lesion in the right middle lobe, which invaded the whole lobe later. This implies that the fomite might be a selective risk factor of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; diagnostics; fomites; risk factors.