Patterns of Virus Exposure and Presumed Household Transmission among Persons with Coronavirus Disease, United States, January–April 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Burke, Rachel M. ; Calderwood, Laura ; Killerby, Marie E. ; Ashworth, Candace E. ; Berns, Abby L. ; Brennan, Skyler ; Bressler, Jonathan M. ; Morano, Laurel Harduar ; Lewis, Nathaniel M. ; Markus, Tiffanie M. ; Newton, Suzanne M. ; Read, Jennifer S. ; Rissman, Tamara ; Taylor, Joanne ; Tate, Jacqueline E. ; Midgley, Claire M.
• Corporate Authors:
  for the COVID-19 Case Investigation Form Working Group
• Description:
  We characterized common exposures reported by a convenience sample of 202 US patients with coronavirus disease during January-April 2020 and identified factors associated with presumed household transmission. The most commonly reported settings of known exposure were households and healthcare facilities; among case-patients who had known contact with a confirmed case-patient compared with those who did not, healthcare occupations were more common. Among case-patients without known contact, use of public transportation was more common. Within the household, presumed transmission was highest from older (>65 years) index case-patients and from children to parents, independent of index case-patient age. These findings may inform guidance for limiting transmission and emphasize the value of testing to identify community-acquired infections.
• Subjects:
  Aged Child Coronavirus Infections/Transmission Covid-19/Transmission DNA Viruses Family Characteristics Humans Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(9):2323-2332
• Pubmed ID:
  34193337
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8386767
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:38e544cf2bb1fc94d62bfbcfe01b7b8b8f3da59f8142a0d995bdcac767801319
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109701/cdc_109701_DS1.pdf
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