Characteristics of Persons With Secondary Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 ≥90 days After First Detection, New Mexico 2020

J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 22;224(10):1684-1689. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab448.

Abstract

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) conducted a matched case-control study to compare 315 persons (cases) with and 945 persons (controls) without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) secondary detection (ie, positive SARS-CoV-2 test ≥90 days after first detection as of December 10, 2020). Compared with controls, cases had greater odds of higher SARS-CoV-2 testing frequency (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.2), being female (aOR = 1.6), being non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (aOR = 2.3), having diabetes mellitus (aOR = 1.8), and residing and/or working in detention and/or correctional facilities (aOR = 4.7). Diagnostic tools evaluating infectiousness at secondary detection are urgently needed to inform infection control practices.

Keywords: American Indian/Alaska Native; SARS-CoV-2; detention/correctional facilities; reinfection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 Testing
  • COVID-19* / diagnosis
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • New Mexico / epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2*