Outbreak of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in hospitalized hemodialysis patients: An epidemiologic and genomic investigation

Charles E, Marvil, Emory University; Ahmed, Babiker, Emory University; Aaron, Preston, Emory Health System; Andrew, Webster, Emory University; Jeannette, Guarner, Emory University; Kari, Love, Emory Health System; Elham, Ghonim, Emory University; Yun, Wang, Emory University; Paulina, Rebolledo, Emory University; Robert A, Arthur, Emory University; Richard H, Johnston, Emory University; Jesse, Waggoner, Emory University; Anne, Piantadosi, Emory University; Jesse, Jacob, Emory University

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Outbreak of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in hospitalized hemodialysis patients: An epidemiologic and genomic investigation

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https://open.library.emory.edu/purl/569z08kqn0-emory

Last modified

05/22/2025

Type of Material

Article

Authors

Charles E Marvil, Emory University

Ahmed Babiker, Emory University

Aaron Preston, Emory Health System

Andrew Webster, Emory University

Jeannette Guarner, Emory University

Kari Love, Emory Health SystemElham Ghonim, Emory UniversityYun Wang, Emory UniversityPaulina Rebolledo, Emory UniversityRobert A Arthur, Emory UniversityRichard H Johnston, Emory UniversityJesse Waggoner, Emory UniversityAnne Piantadosi, Emory UniversityJesse Jacob, Emory University

Language

English

Date

2021-12-06

Publisher

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

Publication Version

Final Published Version

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Final Published Version (URL)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.465

Title of Journal or Parent Work

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Grant/Funding Information

This study was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (contract no. 75D30121C10084 under BAA ERR 20-15-2997).
The Emory WHSC COVID-19 Urgent Research Engagement (CURE) Center made generous philanthropic support available from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Further support was provided by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (grant no. UL1TR002378)

Supplemental Material (URL)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8861551/bin/S0899823X21004657sup001.zip

Abstract

We performed an epidemiological investigation and SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing to define the source and scope of an outbreak in a cluster of hospitalized patients. Lack of appropriate respiratory hygiene led to SARS-CoV-2 transmission to patients and healthcare workers during a single hemodialysis session, highlighting the importance of infection prevention precautions.

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