An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a long-term care facility in South Korea

An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a long-term care facility in South Korea

We report a cluster of 12 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfection in a long-term care facility in South Korea. There were two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the facility at the beginning and end of October 2021, respectively. All residents in the facil...

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Main Authors: Il-Hwan Kim, Minjoung Shin, Ae Kyung Park, Jin Su Song, Miyoung Kim, Yoojin Park, Sangjun Kim, Hee Sook Cho, Hye Myung Jeong, Jeong-Min Kim, Sae Jin Oh, Jeong-Ah Kim, Chae Young Lee, Ji Joo Lee, Seongjin Wang, Jee Eun Rhee, Young-Joon Park, Eun-Jin Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Reinfection
Long-term care facility
Whole genome sequencing
Older adults
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