Findings in Danish long-term care facilities in the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Eur Geriatr Med
; 14(3): 527-535, 2023 06.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infections, deaths and outbreaks among residents in Danish long-term care facilities (LTCFs) from February 2020 to February 2021.METHODS:
Danish COVID-19 national register data from a newly implemented automated surveillance system was used to describe incidence rate and deaths (per 1000 residents' years), number of tests, SARS-CoV-2 infections and outbreaks among LTCF residents. A case was defined as a LTCF resident with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. An outbreak was defined as two or more cases in one LTCF within a 14-day period, and considered closed if no new cases had occurred within 28 days. Death was defined as occurring within 30-days of a positive test.RESULTS:
A total of 55,359 residents living in 948 LTCFs were included. The median age of the residents was 85 years and 63% were female. There was a total of 3712 cases found among residents across 43% of all LTCFs. Nearly all (94%) cases were linked to outbreaks. Higher numbers of cases and outbreaks were seen in Denmark's Capital Region compared to other regions. Overall, 22 SARS-CoV-2 deaths and 359 deaths (non-SARS-CoV-2) per 1000 resident years were identified in the study period.CONCLUSION:
Less than half of LTCFs identified any cases. The majority of cases were linked to outbreaks, emphasizing the importance of preventing introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into the facilities. Furthermore, it highlights the need to invest efforts into infrastructures, routine procedures and monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in LTCFs to limit the introduction and the spread of SARS-CoV-2.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Geriatr Med
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca