Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers and patients in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands confirmed by whole-genome sequencing

S Paltansing, RS Sikkema, SJ De Man… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim To investigate the sources of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients
in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands during the early stages of the coronavirus disease …

Combining epidemiological data and whole genome sequencing to understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in a large tertiary care hospital during the first …

CP Haanappel, BB Oude Munnink, RS Sikkema… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Healthcare facilities have been challenged by the risk of SARS-CoV-2
transmission between healthcare workers (HCW) and patients. During the first wave of the …

COVID-19 in health-care workers in three hospitals in the south of the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

RS Sikkema, SD Pas, DF Nieuwenhuijse… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background 10 days after the first reported case of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the Netherlands (on Feb 27, 2020), 55 (4%) of …

Quantifying the contribution of pathways of nosocomial acquisition of COVID-19 in English hospitals

S Evans, J Stimson, D Pople… - International Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite evidence of the nosocomial transmission of novel coronavirus severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in hospitals worldwide, the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological data and genome sequencing reveals that nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is underestimated and mostly mediated by a small …

SF Lumley, B Constantinides, N Sanderson, G Rodger… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives: Despite robust efforts, patients and staff acquire SARS-CoV-2 infection in
hospitals. We investigated whether whole-genome sequencing enhanced the …

SARS-Coronavirus-2 cases in healthcare workers may not regularly originate from patient care: lessons from a university hospital on the underestimated risk of …

S Schneider, B Piening, PA Nouri-Pasovsky… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents an unprecedented healthcare …

Serologic surveillance and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection among hospital health care workers

JJ Sikkens, DTP Buis, EJG Peters, M Dekker… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance It is unclear when, where, and by whom health care workers (HCWs) working in
hospitals are infected with SARS-CoV-2. Objective To determine how often and in what …

Transmission of community-and hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 in hospital settings in the UK: A cohort study

Y Mo, DW Eyre, SF Lumley, TM Walker, RH Shaw… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Nosocomial spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has been widely reported, but the transmission pathways among patients …

Investigation of intra-hospital SARS-CoV-2 transmission using nanopore whole-genome sequencing

AH Løvestad, SB Jørgensen, N Handal… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Background During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) are
being exposed to infection both at work and in their communities. Determining where HCWs …

Whole-genome sequencing to track severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in nosocomial outbreaks

M Lucey, G Macori, N Mullane… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in healthcare …