Pooling for SARS-CoV-2 control in care institutions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Workers and residents in Care Homes are considered at special risk for the acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 infection, due to the infectivity and high mortality rate in the case of residents, compared to other containment areas. The role of presymptomatic people in transmission has been shown to be important and the early detection of these people is critical for the control of new outbreaks. Pooling strategies have proven to preserve SARS-CoV-2 testing resources. The aims of the present study, based in our local experience, were (a) to describe SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in institutionalized people in Galicia (Spain) during the Coronavirus pandemic and (b) to evaluate the expected performance of a pooling strategy using RT-PCR for the next rounds of screening of institutionalized p

SUBMITTER: Cabrera Alvargonzalez JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549089 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature