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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Jul 2;26(10).
doi: 10.3201/eid2610.202694. Online ahead of print.
High Proportion of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in 9 Long-Term Care Facilities, Pasadena, California, USA, April 2020
Matt Feaster, Ying-Ying Goh
Abstract
Our analysis of coronavirus disease prevalence in 9 long-term care facilities demonstrated a high proportion (40.7%) of asymptomatic infections among residents and staff members. Infection control measures in congregate settings should include mass testing-based strategies in concert with symptom screening for greater effectiveness in preventing the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; California; SARS-CoV-2; United States; assisted living facility; coronavirus disease; long-term care facilities; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; skilled nursing facility; zoonoses.
. 2020 Jul 2;26(10).
doi: 10.3201/eid2610.202694. Online ahead of print.
High Proportion of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in 9 Long-Term Care Facilities, Pasadena, California, USA, April 2020
Matt Feaster, Ying-Ying Goh
- PMID: 32614768
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2610.202694
Abstract
Our analysis of coronavirus disease prevalence in 9 long-term care facilities demonstrated a high proportion (40.7%) of asymptomatic infections among residents and staff members. Infection control measures in congregate settings should include mass testing-based strategies in concert with symptom screening for greater effectiveness in preventing the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; California; SARS-CoV-2; United States; assisted living facility; coronavirus disease; long-term care facilities; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; skilled nursing facility; zoonoses.