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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2021

Frequent Occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission among Non-close Contacts Exposed to COVID-19 Patients.

Jiwon Jung, Jungmin Lee, Eunju Kim, Songhee Namgung, Younjin Kim, Mina Yun, Young Ju Lim, Eun Ok Kim, Seongman Bae, Mi Na Kim and 3 more

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Jiwon Jung *Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-3270
Jungmin Lee *Department of Microbiology, Institute for Viral Diseases, Biosafety Center, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-2877
Eunju KimOffice for Infection Control, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2883-1987
Songhee NamgungOffice for Infection Control, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-1493
Younjin KimOffice for Infection Control, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-0745
Mina YunOffice for Infection Control, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7231-5026
Young Ju LimOffice for Infection Control, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8529-2676
Eun Ok KimOffice for Infection Control, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-5421
Seongman BaeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-3657
Mi Na KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-6925
Sun Mi LeeDepartment of Microbiology, Institute for Viral Diseases, Biosafety Center, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6477-7316
Man Seong ParkDepartment of Microbiology, Institute for Viral Diseases, Biosafety Center, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. manseong.park@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-486X
Sung Han KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-8253

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development Institute HW20C2062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission among non-close contacts is not infrequent. We evaluated the proportion and circumstances of individuals to whom SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted without close contact with the index patient in a nosocomial outbreak in a tertiary care hospital in Korea. From March 2020 to March 2021, there were 36 secondary cases from 14 SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. Of the 36 secondary cases, 26 (72%) had been classified as close contact and the remaining 10 (28%) were classified as non-close contact. Of the 10 non-close contact, 4 had short conversations with both individuals masked, 4 shared a space without any conversation with both masked, and the remaining 2 entered the space after the index had left. At least one quarter of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions occurred among non-close contacts. The definition of close contact for SARS-CoV-2 exposure based on the mode of droplet transmission should be revised to reflect the airborne nature of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

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SARS-CoV-2Contact TracingCOVID-19HumansRepublic of KoreaClose ContactContact TracingCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC8382565

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