dc.contributor.author | Kimball, Anne et al. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-06T18:09:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-06T18:09:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-04-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6913e1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/948 | |
dc.description.abstract | What is already known about this topic? Once SARS-CoV-2 is introduced in a long-term care skilled nursing facility (SNF), rapid transmission can occur. What is added by this report? Following identification of a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a health care worker, 76 of 82 residents of an SNF were tested for SARS-CoV-2; 23 (30.3%) had positive test results, approximately half of whom were asymptomatic or presymptomatic on the day of testing. What are the implications for public health practice? Symptom-based screening of SNF residents might fail to identify all SARS-CoV-2 infections. Asymptomatic and presymptomatic SNF residents might contribute to SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Once a facility has confirmed a COVID-19 case, all residents should be cared for using CDC-recommended personal protective equipment (PPE), with considerations for extended use or reuse of PPE as needed. | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | en_US |
dc.subject | Infectious Diseases | en_US |
dc.subject | Nursing Homes | en_US |
dc.subject | Asymptomatic Infections | en_US |
dc.title | Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020 | en_US |
eihealth.country | United States | en_US |
eihealth.category | Epidemiology and epidemiological studies | en_US |
eihealth.type | Research protocol information | en_US |
eihealth.maincategory | Slow Spread / Reducir la Dispersión | en_US |