The pandemic of viral infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2
that causes COVID‐19 disease has put the nursing home industry in crisis. The combination …

Workplaces can be high-risk environments for SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and subsequent
community transmission. Identifying, understanding, and implementing effective workplace …

Introduction COVID-19 has caused unprecedented challenges in nursing homes. In this
scoping review, we aimed to describe factors that contributed to the spread and mortality of …

Background COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities (ACFs) often have devastating
consequences. However, epidemiologically these outbreaks are not well defined. We aimed …

Quantification of asymptomatic infections is fundamental for effective public health
responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discrepancies regarding the extent of …

Health care–associated infections (HAIs) account for many morbidity and mortality
worldwide. 1 There are hundreds of millions of people affected by HAIs in all countries …

Serial Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Virus Whole Genome Sequencing Inform Infection Risk at
Two Skilled Nursing Facilities with COVID-19 Outbreaks — Minnesota, April–June 2020 …

Methods| We used data from 8 state health departments (California, Connecticut, Florida,
Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) to determine the total …

Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are vulnerable to outbreaks of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). Timely epidemiological surveillance is essential for outbreak …

Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of
Residents and Staff Members — Fulton County, Georgia, March–May 2020 | MMWR Skip …