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ArticleJournal of medical virology2021

Infection and disease spectrum in individuals with household exposure to SARS-CoV-2: A family cluster cohort study.

Wen Xie, Zhihai Chen, Qi Wang, Meihua Song, Ying Cao, Lin Wang, Calvin Q Pan

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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  7. Suggestions on home quarantine and recovery of novel coronavirus patients.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wen XieCenter of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhihai ChenCenter of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-4781
Qi WangCenter of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Meihua SongCenter of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ying CaoCenter of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lin WangCenter of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Calvin Q PanCenter of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-6688
Capital Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We primarily quantified exposure patterns, transmission characteristics, and the clinical spectrum of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among household contacts of individuals with severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 20 index patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 and 79 of their household contacts. We determined the transmission frequency, range of manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and factors associated with infection in household settings. Of the 79 household contacts, 53 (67%) developed SARS-CoV-2 infection (49 [62%] symptomatic, 4 [5%] asymptomatic). Eight patients (10%) developed severe COVID-19, and one died of COVID-19 pneumonia (case-fatality rate: 1.9%). The probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection was similar in children and adults (55% vs. 72%, p = .14), with children being less likely to develop the symptomatic disease (46% vs. 68%, p = .06). Handwashing ≥ 5 times/day was associated with reduced infection risk (52.8% vs. 76.9%, p = .04). SARS-CoV-2 has a high frequency of transmission among household contacts. Nonhospitalized individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection should be quarantined in patient care facilities rather than at home to minimize spread, if possible, and frequent handwashing should be practiced to prevent transmission.

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AdolescentAdultAsymptomatic InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesContact TracingCOVID-19Family CharacteristicsFemaleHand DisinfectionHumansIncidenceInfantMaleMiddle Agedcoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19handwashinginfectious disease transmissionquarantineSARS-CoV-2severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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PMID33538342
PMCPMC8014049
OpenAlexW3128036433

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