A COVID-19 outbreak in a long-term care facility in Massachusetts: Rapidity and extent of spread, resident symptoms, and mortality

In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly through a long-term care facility in Massachusetts. 74 (of 134 total) residents tested positive, with 72 testing positive in the first three weeks of the outbreak. Fatigue, anorexia, myalgia, and confusion were the most common symptoms. 21 residents (28...

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Autores principales: Whitcomb, Nicholas, Monteleone, Maureen, Johansen, Paul, Matthews, Mark, Aucoin, Paula, Burt, Donald, Whitcomb, Winthrop
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Short Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8864230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35502166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17571774211066773
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Sumario:In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly through a long-term care facility in Massachusetts. 74 (of 134 total) residents tested positive, with 72 testing positive in the first three weeks of the outbreak. Fatigue, anorexia, myalgia, and confusion were the most common symptoms. 21 residents (28%) testing positive subsequently died.

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