Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Nursing Homes, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Borras-Bermejo, Blanca ; Martínez-Gómez, Xavier ; San Miguel, María Gutierrez ; Esperalba, Juliana ; Antón, Andrés ; Martin, Elisabet ; Selvi, Marta ; Abadías, María José ; Román, Antonio ; Pumarola, Tomàs ; Campins, Magda ; Almirante, Benito
• Description:
  During the coronavirus disease pandemic in Spain, from April 10-24, 2020, a total of 5,869 persons were screened for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at nursing homes. Among residents, 768 (23.9%) tested positive; among staff, 403 (15.2%). Of those testing positive, 69.7% of residents and 55.8% of staff were asymptomatic.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Asymptomatic Infections Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Female Homes For The Aged Humans Male Nursing Homes Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2281-2283
• Pubmed ID:
  32574139
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7454057
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Spain
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:35c989da5f7decd1a0dcfcf393e76138ba5a837ab8383d23823009c9dd3c3d41
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/93037/cdc_93037_DS1.pdf
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