Presymptomatic Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Residents and Staff at a Skilled Nursing Facility: Results of Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serologic Testing.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Goldberg, Scott A; Lennerz, Jochen; Klompas, Michael; Mark, Eden; Pierce, Virginia M; Thompson, Ryan W; Pu, Charles T; Ritterhouse, Lauren L; Dighe, Anand; Rosenberg, Eric S; Grabowski, David C
- Source
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2/15/2021, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p686-689. 4p.
- Subject
- *COVID-19
*SERODIAGNOSIS
*CROSS infection
*MEDICAL screening
*NURSING care facilities
*DISEASE prevalence
*SYMPTOMS
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*COVID-19 testing
- Language
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
High rates of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 infection suggest benefits to routine testing in congregate care settings. Screening was undertaken in a single nursing facility without a known case of coronavirus disease 2019, demonstrating an 85% prevalence among residents and 37% among staff. Serology was not helpful in identifying infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]