Effect of Frequent SARS-CoV-2 Testing on Weekly Case Rates in Long-Term Care Facilities, Florida, USA

We analyzed 1,292,165 SARS-CoV-2 test results from residents and employees of 361 long-term care facilities in Florida, USA. A 1% increase in testing resulted in a 0.08% reduction in cases 3 weeks after testing began. Increasing SARS-CoV-2 testing frequency is a viable tool for reducing virus transm...

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Autores principales: Allan-Blitz, Lao-Tzu, Aboabdo, Belal, Turner, Isaac, Klausner, Jeffrey D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35914517
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.212577
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spelling pubmed-94239222022-09-07 Effect of Frequent SARS-CoV-2 Testing on Weekly Case Rates in Long-Term Care Facilities, Florida, USA Allan-Blitz, Lao-Tzu Aboabdo, Belal Turner, Isaac Klausner, Jeffrey D. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter We analyzed 1,292,165 SARS-CoV-2 test results from residents and employees of 361 long-term care facilities in Florida, USA. A 1% increase in testing resulted in a 0.08% reduction in cases 3 weeks after testing began. Increasing SARS-CoV-2 testing frequency is a viable tool for reducing virus transmission in these facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9423922/ /pubmed/35914517 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.212577 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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