Propagation of a hospital-associated cluster of COVID-19 in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chong, Diane Woei-Quan, Jayaraj, Vivek Jason, Ng, Chiu Wan, Sam, Jamal I-Ching, Said, Mas Ayu, Ahmad Zaki, Rafdzah, Mohd Hairi, Noran Naqiah, Nik Farid, Nik Daliana, Hoe, Victor Chee-Wai, Isahak, Marzuki, Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela, Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah, Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah, Ong, Hang-Cheng, Hasmukharay, Kejal, Hasnan, Nazirah, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Chan, Yoke Fun, Chong, Yoong Min, Rampal, Sanjay
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34595/

Background Hospitals are vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks. Intrahospital transmission of the disease is a threat to the healthcare systems as it increases morbidity and mortality among patients. It is imperative to deepen our understanding of transmission events in hospital-associated cases of COVID...