Journal article
A SARS-CoV-2 outbreak associated with vaccine breakthrough in an acute care hospital
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to analyze an outbreak caused by a vaccine breakthrough infection in a hospital with an active infection control program where 91.9% of health care workers were vaccinated.
METHODS: We investigated a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak between September 9 and October 2, 2021, in a referral teaching hospital in Korea. We retrospectively collected data on demographics, vaccination history, transmission, and clinical features of confirmed …
Authors
Park SY; Kim TH; Lee E; Loeb M; Jeong YS; Kim JH; Oh SM; Cheong S; Park H; Jo S
Journal
American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 50, No. 9, pp. 1006–1012
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.ajic.2022.05.010
ISSN
0196-6553