We report a human coronavirus OC43 infection outbreak in hospitalized patients and healthcare workers in São Paulo, Brazil, occurring after SARS-CoV-2 cases disappeared. Infection was associated with healthcare workers in 5 (29.4%) patients. Routine surveillance including a respiratory virus panel can improve coronavirus detection in both healthcare professionals and patients.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10902528PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid3003.230990DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

infection outbreak
8
são paulo
8
paulo brazil
8
healthcare workers
8
betacoronavirus infection
4
outbreak são
4
brazil fall
4
fall 2023
4
2023 report
4
report human
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!