Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 mortality during an outbreak investigation in a skilled nursing facility

MC Patel, LH Chaisson, S Borgetti… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported in
nursing homes and assisted living facilities; however, the extent of asymptomatic and …

Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections and transmission in a skilled nursing facility

MM Arons, KM Hatfield, SC Reddy… - New England journal …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can
spread rapidly within skilled nursing facilities. After identification of a case of Covid-19 in a …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in residents of a long-term care skilled nursing facility—King County, Washington, March 2020

A Kimball - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
Following identification of a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a health care
worker, 76 of 82 residents of an SNF were tested for SARS-CoV-2; 23 (30.3%) had positive …

Variation in SARS‐CoV‐2 prevalence in US skilled nursing facilities

EM White, CM Kosar, RA Feifer… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE To identify county and facility factors associated with severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) …

[HTML][HTML] Initial and repeated point prevalence surveys to inform SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention in 26 skilled nursing facilities—Detroit, Michigan, March–May 2020

GV Sanchez - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
Repeated point prevalence surveys at 26 Detroit SNFs identified an attack rate of 44%;
within 21 days of diagnosis, 37% of infected patients were hospitalized and 24% died …

[HTML][HTML] High proportion of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in 9 long-term care facilities, Pasadena, California, USA, April 2020

M Feaster, YY Goh - Emerging infectious diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Our analysis of coronavirus disease prevalence in 9 long-term care facilities demonstrated a
high proportion (40.7%) of asymptomatic infections among residents and staff members …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 infection, clinical features and outcome of COVID-19 in United Kingdom nursing homes

NSN Graham, C Junghans, R Downes, C Sendall… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Summary Objectives To understand SARS-Co-V-2 infection and transmission in UK nursing
homes in order to develop preventive strategies for protecting the frail elderly residents …

[HTML][HTML] Universal and serial laboratory testing for SARS-CoV-2 at a long-term care skilled nursing facility for veterans—Los Angeles, California, 2020

AV Dora - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
After identification of two cases of COVID-19 in an SNF in Los Angeles, universal, serial
reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing of residents and staff …

[HTML][HTML] Facility-wide testing for SARS-CoV-2 in nursing homes—seven US jurisdictions, March–June 2020

KM Hatfield - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
In two health department jurisdictions, testing in facilities without a previous COVID-19 case
identified a prevalence of 0.4%. Five health department jurisdictions that targeted facility …

Risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalization, and mortality among US nursing home residents

HB Mehta, S Li, JS Goodwin - JAMA network open, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nursing home residents account for approximately 40% of deaths from SARS-
CoV-2. Objective To identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 incidence, hospitalization, and …