Title |
Outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital in Brazil
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Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2022
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DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0177-2022 |
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Authors |
Tazio Vanni, Moema Silva Menezes, Letícia Olivier Sudbrack, Fabiana Futiwaki, Linda Stéphany Bezerra, Sergio Cabral, Edinan Oliveira, Paulo Giovanni Pinheiro Cortez, Fabiano José Queiroz Costa, Lucas Luiz Vieira, Mariana Matos Roll, Wildo Navegantes de Araújo, Maria Almiron, André Machado de Siqueira, Liliana Moscoso Ribeiro, Julival Fagundes Ribeiro |
Abstract |
An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant was detected in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital in Brasília, Brazil. We report the investigation, clinical outcomes, viral sequencing, and control measures applied to outbreak containment. The overall attack rate was 95% (23/24) in a period of 13 days. Among the cases, 78% (18/23) were vaccinated and 17% (4/23) required intensive care. The Omicron variant was isolated from the 19 sequenced samples. The findings highlight the potential harm that highly transmissible variants may generate among hospitalized populations, particularly those with comorbidities. |
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Unknown | 2 | 33% |