Lessons From Mass-Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in San Francisco.
Clin Infect Dis
; 72(11): 2018-2020, 2021 06 01.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32687150
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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COVID-19
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Humans
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America do norte
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En
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2021
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Article