SARS-CoV-2 in assisted living: Mortality and asymptomatic infection

In response to a rapid rise in mortality within assisted living, facility-wide resident testing found 42% of 182 residents had SARS-CoV-2 infection; 68% of which were asymptomatic for 14 days before and after testing. Resident testing was a critical infection control measure needed to control transm...

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Autores principales: Montecalvo, Marisa A, Amler, Sherlita, Cudjoe, Thomas K.M., Smittle, Lori, D'Ascanio, Antonella, Huang, Ada, Recchia, Renee, Hewlett, Dial
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of National Medical Association. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8720532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35131082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2021.12.012
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Sumario:In response to a rapid rise in mortality within assisted living, facility-wide resident testing found 42% of 182 residents had SARS-CoV-2 infection; 68% of which were asymptomatic for 14 days before and after testing. Resident testing was a critical infection control measure needed to control transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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