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

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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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the National Medical Association 2022-04, Vol.114 (2), p.167-170
Hauptverfasser: Montecalvo, Marisa A, Amler, Sherlita, Cudjoe, Thomas K.M., Smittle, Lori, D'Ascanio, Antonella, Huang, Ada, Recchia, Renee, Hewlett, Dial
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Sprache:eng
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Assisted living
Asymptomatic
Asymptomatic Infections
COVID-19
Dementia
Disease control
Fatalities
Fever
Hospitalization
Humans
Infection Control
Infections
Memory
Mortality
Nursing
Pandemics
Public health
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693
DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2021.12.012