Testing Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Interim SARS-CoV-2 Testing Guidelines for Nursing Home Residents and Healthcare Personnel: July 21, 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated July 21, 2020
  
  Revisions were made on July 17, 2020, to reflect the following:
  
  • Updated “Testing to determine resolution of infection” to add information about people who are severely immunocompromised.
  
  Revisions were made on July 1, 2020, to reflect the following:
  
  • Focus on testing recommendations for nursing home residents only.
  
  • Create separate guidance for testing healthcare personnel (HCP), which is available in the Interim Guidance on Testing Healthcare Personnel for SARS-CoV-2.
  
  Note: This document is intended to provide guidance on the appropriate use of testing among nursing home residents and healthcare personnel and does not dictate the determination of payment decisions or insurance coverage of such testing, except as may be otherwise referenced (or prescribed) by another entity or federal or state agency.
  
  Interim SARS-CoV-2 Testing Guidelines for Nursing Home Residents and Healthcare Personnel (HCP) -- Viral Testing of Healthcare Personnel for SARS-CoV-2 -- Viral Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 -- Viral Testing in Response to an Outbreak: Initial Viral Testing in Response to an Outbreak; Repeat Viral Testing in Response to an Outbreak; Definitions -- More Resources.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Clinical Laboratory Techniques Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests, Routine Health Facilities Infection Control Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Serologic Tests
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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