Risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection: a retrospective cohort study based on contacts tracing
Tao Liu, Wenjia Liang, Haojie Zhong, Jianfeng He, Zihui Chen, Guanhao He, Tie Song, Shaowei Chen, Ping Wang, Jialing Li, Yunhua Lan, Mingji Cheng, Jinxu Huang, Jiwei Niu, Liang Xia, Jianpeng Xiao, Jianxiong Hu, Lifeng Lin, Qiong Huang, Zuhua Rong, Aiping Deng, Weilin Zeng, Jiansen Li, Xing Li, Xiaohua Tan … & Wenjun Ma
Objectives To estimate the attack rates, and identify the risk factors of COVID-19 infection. Methods Based on a retrospective cohort study, we investigated 11,580 contacts of COVID-19 cases in Guangdong Province from January 10 to March 15, 2020. All contacts were tested by RT-PCR to detect their infection of SARS-COV-2. Attack rates by characteristics were calculated, and logistic regression was used to estimate the risk factors of infection for COVID-19. Results A total of 515...
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Michigan Technological University1
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Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University1
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University1
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Zhejiang University1
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Jiangxi Agricultural University1
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Air Force Medical University1
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology1
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University of Rochester Medical Center1
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Guangzhou Medical University1
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Hubei University Of Economics1