COVID-19 Infection Control Measures in Long-Term Care Facility, Pennsylvania, USA

Shimotsu, Scott T.; Johnson, Ariel R.L.; Berke, Ethan M.; Griffin, Daniel O.

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COVID-19 Infection Control Measures in Long-Term Care Facility, Pennsylvania, USA

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2021
By Shimotsu, Scott T. ; Johnson, Ariel R.L. ; Berke, Ethan M. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Shimotsu, Scott T. ; Johnson, Ariel R.L. ; Berke, Ethan M. ; Griffin, Daniel O.
Description:

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 than neighboring facilities.
Subjects:

Adult Aged Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Female Humans Infection Control Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Residential Facilities
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 27(2):644-645
Pubmed ID:

33211994
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7853559
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Pennsylvania
Location:

North America
Volume:

27
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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