Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak investigation in a hospital emergency department-California, December 2020-January 2021

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jul;44(7):1187-1192. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.39. Epub 2022 May 20.

Abstract

We describe a large outbreak of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) involving an acute-care hospital emergency department during December 2020 and January 2021, in which 27 healthcare personnel worked while infectious, resulting in multiple opportunities for SARS-CoV-2 transmission to patients and other healthcare personnel. We provide recommendations for improving infection prevention and control.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2*