Phylogenetic and phylodynamic approaches to understanding and combating the early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

SW Attwood, SC Hill, DM Aanensen… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Determining the transmissibility, prevalence and patterns of movement of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is central to our understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: A living systematic review and meta-analysis

D Buitrago-Garcia, D Egli-Gany, MJ Counotte… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background There is disagreement about the level of asymptomatic severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We conducted a living systematic review …

Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

M Abbas, T Robalo Nunes, R Martischang… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To compile current published reports on nosocomial outbreaks of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evaluate the role of healthcare workers …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: update of a living systematic review and meta-analysis

D Buitrago-Garcia, AM Ipekci, L Heron, H Imeri… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Debate about the level of asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection continues. The amount of evidence is increasing and …

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Sah, MC Fitzpatrick, CF Zimmer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Quantification of asymptomatic infections is fundamental for effective public health
responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discrepancies regarding the extent of …

Performance evaluation of serial SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing during a nursing home outbreak

SL McKay, FA Tobolowsky, ED Moritz… - Annals of Internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: To address high COVID-19 burden in US nursing homes, rapid SARS-CoV-2
antigen tests have been widely distributed in those facilities. However, performance data are …

Non‐pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long‐term care facilities to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review

JM Stratil, RL Biallas, J Burns, L Arnold… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Starting in late 2019, COVID‐19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐
2, spread around the world. Long‐term care facilities are at particularly high risk of …

SARS-CoV-2 routes of transmission and recommendations for preventing acquisition: joint British infection association (BIA), healthcare infection society (HIS) …

A Bak, MA Mugglestone… - Journal of …, 2021 - journalofhospitalinfection.com
Executive summary The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by
novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged amid …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding control measures on long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Zhang, Y Yu, M Petrovic, X Pei, QB Tian… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) were high-risk settings for COVID-19
outbreaks. Objective To assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on LTCFs, including …

The role of viral genomics in understanding COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities

D Aggarwal, R Myers, WL Hamilton, T Bharucha… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
We reviewed all genomic epidemiology studies on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities
(LTCFs) that had been published to date. We found that staff and residents were usually …