Risk Factors Associated With COVID-19 Transmission Among US Air Force Trainees in a Congregant Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Owing to concerns of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, many congregant settings are forced to close when cases are detected because there are few data on the risk of different markers of transmission within groups.

Objective

To determine whether symptoms and laboratory results on the first day of COVID-19 diagnosis are associated with development of a case cluster in a congregant setting.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of trainees with COVID-19 from May 11 through August 24, 2020, was conducted at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the primary site of entry for enlistment in the US Air Force. Symptoms and duration, known contacts, and cycle threshold for trainees diagnosed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction we

SUBMITTER: Marcus JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907953 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature