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ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2026

Whole genome sequencing to study SARS-CoV-2 transmission between university students and the surrounding community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2020-2021.

Vatsala Rangachar Srinivasa, Marissa P Griffith, Kathleen A Shutt, Hunter Coyle, Nathan J Raabe, Kady D Waggle, Tung Phan, Graham M Snyder, Lora Lee Pless, Daria Van Tyne and 3 more

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Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Vatsala Rangachar SrinivasaMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7376-8764
Marissa P GriffithMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0677-8203
Kathleen A ShuttMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3376-6152
Hunter CoyleMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0463-4168
Nathan J RaabeMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3258-9003
Kady D WaggleMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9237-9964
Tung PhanDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Graham M SnyderDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-8880
Lora Lee PlessMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0163-3689
Daria Van TyneDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7284-0103
Alexander J SundermannDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-6287
Elise M MartinDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-1864
Lee H HarrisonMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3787-2705

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 transmission was investigated between university students and the surrounding community using whole genome sequencing. Fourteen putative transmission clusters were identified. Proximity assessed using ZIP codes showed clustered cases were more widely dispersed than non-clustered cases, highlighting the need for integrated genomic surveillance, coordinated interventions, and data-driven public health policies.

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PMCPMC13104529

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