Investigation and Serologic Follow-Up of Contacts of an Early Confirmed Case-Patient with COVID-19, Washington, USA
Victoria T. Chu
1 , Brandi Freeman-Ponder
1, Scott Lindquist, Christopher Spitters, Vance Kawakami, Jonathan W. Dyal, Shauna Clark, Hollianne Bruce, Jeffrey S. Duchin, Chas DeBolt, Sara Podczervinski, Marisa D’Angeli, Kristen Pettrone, Rachael Zacks, Grace Vahey, Michelle L. Holshue, Misty Lang, Rachel M. Burke, Melissa A. Rolfes, Mariel Marlow, Claire M. Midgley, Xiaoyan Lu, Stephen Lindstrom, Aron J. Hall, Alicia M. Fry, Natalie J. Thornburg, Susan I. Gerber, Satish K. Pillai, and Holly M. Biggs
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (V.T. Chu, B. Freeman-Ponder, J.W. Dyal, Kristen Pettrone, R. Zacks, G. Vahey, M.L. Holshue, R.M. Burke, M.A. Rolfes, M. Marlow, C.M. Midgley, X. Lu, S. Lindstrom, A.J. Hall, A.M. Fry, N.J. Thornburg, S.I. Gerber, S.K. Pillai, H.M. Biggs); Washington State Department of Public Health, Shoreline, Washington, USA (S. Lindquist, C. DeBolt, S. Podczervinski, M. D’Angeli, M.L. Holshue, M. Lang); Snohomish Health District, Everett, Washington, USA (C. Spitters, H. Bruce); Public Health—Seattle and King County, Seattle, Washington (V. Kawakami, S. Clark, J.S. Duchin); University of Washington, Seattle (J.S. Duchin)
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Figure 2. Contact investigation flowchart of identified contacts, active monitoring, and participation in the enhanced contact investigation of an early confirmed US coronavirus disease case, Washington, USA, 2020. NP, nasopharyngeal; OP, oropharyngeal; PUI, person under investigation. *Includes contacts from whom specimens obtained for PUI testing. †Specimens were unable to be tested if blood could not be obtained (n = 5) or if the standard specimen requirements for testing were not met (n = 2).
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