| Literature DB >> 32687198 |
Daniel J Escobar1,2, Maria Lanzi3, Pouné Saberi2,3,4, Ruby Love5, Darren R Linkin1,2,6, John J Kelly1,2,6, Darshana Jhala2,7,8, Valerianna Amorosa1,2,6, Mary Hofmann2,5,9, Jeffrey B Doyon1,2,6.
Abstract
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities represent highly vulnerable environments for respiratory disease outbreaks, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We describe a COVID-19 outbreak in a nursing home that was rapidly contained by using a universal testing strategy of all residents and nursing home staff.Entities:
Keywords: nursing home; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; outbreak response; universal testing
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Year: 2021 PMID: 32687198 PMCID: PMC7454414 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079