Community-acquired Covid-19 Cluster among Non-Clinical Staff in a Teaching Hospital, Malaysia

Azimatun Noor  Aizuddin; Rozita Hod; Mohd Rohaizat  Hassan; Norfazilah  Ahmad; Azmawati  Mohamed Nawi; Faiz Daud; Mohd Afiq  Arifin

doi:10.31436/imjm.v21i3.1796

Community-acquired Covid-19 Cluster among Non-Clinical Staff in a Teaching Hospital, Malaysia

Authors

Azimatun Noor Aizuddin Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Rozita Hod Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Norfazilah Ahmad Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Azmawati Mohamed Nawi Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Faiz Daud Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Mohd Afiq Arifin Pharmaceutical Services Division, Kelantan State Health Department

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v21i3.1796

Abstract

A novel coronavirus, COVID-19 is responsible for the current outbreak of pneumonia. As of 16 September 2021, a total of 2,049,750 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Malaysia. In this study, we aimed to describe a cluster of COVID-19 cases among non-clinical staff in a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. We obtained epidemiological and clinical data from patients with confirmed COVID-19, via phone interviews and patient medical records. We performed chronological mapping of the cases to identify the possible period, mode of transmission, and cluster pattern. Three laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases were identified from the teaching hospital cluster. These three cases were linked epidemiologically to the religious gathering cluster in Malaysia. Seventy-four close contacts consisting of teaching hospital staff were quarantined. The median incubation period was four days (IQR 1-7). The need for intensified surveillance and a high level of alertness is vital to minimise the risk of widespread transmission in Malaysia.

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Published

01.07.2022

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Aizuddin, A. N. ., Hod, R., Hassan, M. R., Ahmad, N. ., Mohamed Nawi, A. ., Daud, F., & Arifin, M. A. . (2022). Community-acquired Covid-19 Cluster among Non-Clinical Staff in a Teaching Hospital, Malaysia. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v21i3.1796

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Vol. 21 No. 3 (2022): IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia - July 2022

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Case Report

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