Lessons from mass-testing for coronavirus disease 2019 in long-term care facilities for the elderly in San Francisco
JK Louie, HM Scott, A DuBois, N Sturtz… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
JK Louie, HM Scott, A DuBois, N Sturtz, W Lu, J Stoltey, G Masinde, S Cohen, D Sachdev…
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021•academic.oup.comCoronavirus disease 2019 can cause significant mortality in the elderly in long-term care
facilities (LTCF). We describe 4 LTCF outbreaks where mass testing identified a high
proportion of asymptomatic infections (4%–41% in healthcare workers and 20%–75% in
residents), indicating that symptom-based screening alone is insufficient for monitoring for
COVID-19 transmission.
facilities (LTCF). We describe 4 LTCF outbreaks where mass testing identified a high
proportion of asymptomatic infections (4%–41% in healthcare workers and 20%–75% in
residents), indicating that symptom-based screening alone is insufficient for monitoring for
COVID-19 transmission.
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 can cause significant mortality in the elderly in long-term care facilities (LTCF). We describe 4 LTCF outbreaks where mass testing identified a high proportion of asymptomatic infections (4%–41% in healthcare workers and 20%–75% in residents), indicating that symptom-based screening alone is insufficient for monitoring for COVID-19 transmission.
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