Mitigation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a Nursing Home Through Serial Testing of Residents and Staff
Daniel J. Escobar, Maria Lanzi, Pouné Saberi, Ruby Love, Darren R. Linkin, John J. Kelly, Darshana Jhala, Valerianna Amorosa, Mary T. Hofmann, Jeffrey B. Doyon
Abstract
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities represent highly vulnerable environments for respiratory disease outbreaks, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We describe a COVID-19 outbreak in a nursing home that was rapidly contained by using a universal testing strategy of all residents and nursing home staff.
Topics & Concepts
OutbreakMedicineNursing homesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusSkilled Nursing FacilityDiseaseNursingSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakNursing staffLong-term careFamily medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesFrailty in Older AdultsCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts