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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Nov 19;27(2).
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204265. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Infection Control Measures in Long-Term Care Facility, Pennsylvania, USA
Scott T Shimotsu, Ariel R L Johnson, Ethan M Berke, Daniel O Griffin
Abstract
Residents of long-term care facilities are at risk for coronavirus disease. We report a surveillance exercise at such a facility in Pennsylvania, USA. After introduction of a testing strategy and other measures, this facility had a 17-fold lower coronavirus disease case rate compared with those of neighboring facilities.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pennsylvania; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; infection control; long-term care facilities; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; testing; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Nov 19;27(2).
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204265. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Infection Control Measures in Long-Term Care Facility, Pennsylvania, USA
Scott T Shimotsu, Ariel R L Johnson, Ethan M Berke, Daniel O Griffin
- PMID: 33211994
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.204265
Abstract
Residents of long-term care facilities are at risk for coronavirus disease. We report a surveillance exercise at such a facility in Pennsylvania, USA. After introduction of a testing strategy and other measures, this facility had a 17-fold lower coronavirus disease case rate compared with those of neighboring facilities.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pennsylvania; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; infection control; long-term care facilities; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; testing; viruses; zoonoses.