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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …