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Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(4): 901-903, 2022 04.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35318924
RESUMEN
To determine optimal quarantine duration, we evaluated time from exposure to diagnosis for 107 close contacts of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant case-patients. Average time from exposure to diagnosis was 3.7 days; 70% of diagnoses were made on day 5 and 99.1% by day 10, suggesting 10-day quarantine.
Asunto(s)
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19/diagnóstico , Humanos , Cuarentena , República de Corea/epidemiología , SARS-CoV-2/genética
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Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(4): 898-900, 2022 04.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35171760
RESUMEN
In South Korea, a November 2021 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant originated from 1 person with an imported case and spread to households, kindergartens, workplaces, restaurants, and hospitals, resulting in 11 clusters within 3 weeks. An epidemiologic curve indicated rapid community transmission of the Omicron variant.