Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility
Author(s) -
Melissa Arons,
Kelly M Hatfield,
Sujan Reddy,
Anne Kimball,
Allison James,
Jesica R. Jacobs,
Joanne Taylor,
Kevin B. Spicer,
Ana C. Bardossy,
Lisa P. Oakley,
Sukarma Tanwar,
Jonathan Dyal,
Josh Harney,
Zeshan Chisty,
Jeneita M. Bell,
Mark Methner,
Prabasaj Paul,
Christina M. Carlson,
Heather P. McLaughlin,
Natalie J. Thornburg,
Suxiang Tong,
Azaibi Tamin,
Ying Tao,
Anna Uehara,
Jennifer L. Harcourt,
Shauna Clark,
Claire Brostrom-Smith,
Libby C. Page,
Meagan Kay,
James Lewis,
Patty Montgomery,
Nimalie D. Stone,
Thomas A. Clark,
Margaret A. Honein,
Jeffrey S. Duchin,
John A. Jernigan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2008457
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , covid-19 , skilled nursing facility , asymptomatic carrier , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , viral culture , virology , disease , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can spread rapidly within skilled nursing facilities. After identification of a case of Covid-19 in a skilled nursing facility, we assessed transmission and evaluated the adequacy of symptom-based screening to identify infections in residents.
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