Rapid Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Detention Facility, Louisiana, USA, May–June, 2020

Autor: Theresa Sokol, Farrell A Tobolowsky, Mariel Marlow, Ying Tao, Sean Simonson, Krista Queen, Jonathan M. Wortham, Ha Tran, Mitsuki Koh, Clinton R. Paden, Danielle Haydel, Jacqueline E. Tate, Brett Whitaker, Henry Njuguna, Kiva A Fisher, Rena Fukunaga, Reena H Doshi, Anna Uehara, Jeremy A W Gold, Azaibi Tamin, Jing Zhang, Kathryn G. Curran, Allison E James, Jennifer L Harcourt, Kaylee Kim, Suxiang Tong, Megan J. Wallace, Melissa M. Coughlin, Natalie J. Thornburg, Keith Bordelon, Rachel Silver
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Epidemiology
correctional facilities
lcsh:Medicine
medicine.disease_cause
Disease Outbreaks
law.invention
COVID-19 Testing
0302 clinical medicine
law
Infection control
Cumulative incidence
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Statistics & numerical data
Coronavirus
Incidence
Incidence (epidemiology)
transmission
detention facilities
serial testing
Infectious Diseases
coronavirus disease
Specimen collection
Female
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Adult
Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty
coronaviruses
030231 tropical medicine
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
respiratory infections
03 medical and health sciences
Quarantine
Disease Transmission
Infectious

medicine
Rapid Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Detention Facility
Louisiana
USA
May–June
2020

Humans
lcsh:RC109-216
viruses
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Research
lcsh:R
COVID-19
Outbreak
Louisiana
United States
zoonoses
Prisons
Emergency medicine
business
Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 421-429 (2021)
ISSN: 1080-6059
1080-6040
Popis: To assess transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a detention facility experiencing a coronavirus disease outbreak and evaluate testing strategies, we conducted a prospective cohort investigation in a facility in Louisiana, USA. We conducted SARS-CoV-2 testing for detained persons in 6 quarantined dormitories at various time points. Of 143 persons, 53 were positive at the initial test, and an additional 58 persons were positive at later time points (cumulative incidence 78%). In 1 dormitory, all 45 detained persons initially were negative; 18 days later, 40 (89%) were positive. Among persons who were SARS-CoV-2 positive, 47% (52/111) were asymptomatic at the time of specimen collection; 14 had replication-competent virus isolated. Serial SARS-CoV-2 testing might help interrupt transmission through medical isolation and quarantine. Testing in correctional and detention facilities will be most effective when initiated early in an outbreak, inclusive of all exposed persons, and paired with infection prevention and control.
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