On-demand, hospital-based, severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomic epidemiology to support nosocomial outbreak investigations: A prospective molecular epidemiology study

• Main Authors: Patrick Benoit (Author), Gisèle Jolicoeur (Author), Floriane Point (Author), Chantal Soucy (Author), Karine Normand (Author), Philippe Morency-Potvin (Author), Simon Gagnon (Author), Daniel E. Kaufmann (Author), Cécile Tremblay (Author), François Coutlée (Author), P. Richard Harrigan (Author), Isabelle Hardy (Author), Martin Smith (Author), Patrice Savard (Author), Simon Grandjean Lapierre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: We evaluated the added value of infection control-guided, on demand, and locally performed severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomic sequencing to support outbreak investigation and control in acute-care settings. Design and setting: This 18-month prospec...