[Analysis on infection risk in secondary close contacts of COVID-19 patients]

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2022 Aug 10;43(8):1237-1240. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220314-00186.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To study the infection rate of secondary close contacts of COVID-19 patients, and assess the infection risk in the contacts. Methods: COVID-19 patients' close contacts (with a clear exposure time to index case) with negative nucleic acid test results and secondary close contacts were surveyed in continuous isolation and medical observation in this prospective study. The dynamic nucleic acid test results of the close contacts and secondary contacts of COVID-19 patients were collected to assess their risk of infection. Results: A total of 4 533 close contacts were surveyed, in whom 14 were confirmed as COVID-19 patients with overall secondary attack rate of 0.31%, and 4 201 secondary contacts were tracked, in whom no subsequent infections occurred. Conclusion: Close contacts of COVID-19 patients entered in centralized isolation for medical observation with negative nucleic acid tese results,the secondary close contacts of COVID-19 patients have no risk of infection.

目的: 研究新型冠状病毒(新冠病毒)感染者密切接触者(密接)的密接(次密接)感染率,评估新冠病毒感染者次密接的感染风险。 方法: 采用前瞻性研究的方法,对进入集中隔离医学观察时且采样检测核酸结果为阴性的密接(与指示病例有明确的暴露时间)及其次密接进行持续医学观察,收集新冠病毒感染者密接和次密接的动态核酸检测结果,评估密接和次密接的感染风险。 结果: 追踪调查了符合纳入条件的密接4 533例,14例密接转归为新冠病毒感染者,感染率为0.31%。共追踪了次密接4 201例,均未发生后续感染。 结论: 密接进入集中隔离医学观察时采样检测核酸结果为阴性,该次密接无感染风险。.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Contact Tracing
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Nucleic Acids*
  • Prospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Nucleic Acids