Characteristics of Persons With Secondary Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 ≥90 days After First Detection, New Mexico 2020

Abstract

Abstract The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) conducted a matched case-control study to compare 315 persons (cases) with and 945 persons (controls) without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) secondary detection (ie, positive SARS-CoV-2 test ≥90 days after first detection as of December 10, 2020). Compared with controls, cases had greater odds of higher SARS-CoV-2 testing frequency (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]\u2005=\u20051.2), being female (aOR\u2005=\u20051.6), being non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (aOR\u2005=\u20052.3), having diabetes mellitus (aOR\u2005=\u20051.8), and residing and/or working in detention and/or correctional facilities (aOR\u2005=\u20054.7). Diagnostic tools evaluating infectiousness at secondary detection are urgently needed to inform infection control practices.