Genome Analysis for Sequence Variants in SARS-CoV-2 Among Asymptomatic Individuals in a Long-term Care Facility

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e217939. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7939.

Authors

Baha Abdalhamid^{1

2}, Peter C Iwen^{1

2}, Michael R Wiley³, Catherine B Pratt³, Steven H Hinrichs^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
² Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
³ Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha.

Abstract

This cohort study analyzes sequence variants in the genome of SARS-CoV-2 using viral RNA samples taken from 7 women at a long-term care facility.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asymptomatic Infections
COVID-19 / virology*
Female
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
Whole Genome Sequencing