• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Nosocomial Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Involving Vaccinated Health Care Workers
  • Contributor: Pérez-Lago, Laura; Machado, Marina; Gómez-Ruiz, María de Mar; Sola-Campoy, Pedro J.; Buenestado-Serrano, Sergio; de la Cueva-García, Victor Manuel; Herranz, Marta; Andrés Zayas, Cristina; Sánchez-Arcilla, Ignacio; Flores-García, Rubén Francisco; López-Fresneña, Nieves; García de San José, Sonia; Catalán, Pilar; Muñoz, Patricia; García de Viedma, Darío
  • imprint: American Society for Microbiology, 2022
  • Published in: Microbiology Spectrum
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01532-21
  • ISSN: 2165-0497
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  • Description: <jats:p>COVID-19 vaccination has proven to be effective at preventing symptomatic disease but there are scarce data to fully understand whether vaccinated individuals can still behave as SARS-CoV-2 transmission vectors. Based on viral genome sequencing and detailed epidemiological interviews, we report a nosocomial transmission event involving two vaccinated health care-workers (HCWs) and four patients, one of them with fatal outcome.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access