Predictors of infection, symptoms development, and mortality in people with SARS-CoV-2 living in retirement nursing homes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since the start of the pandemic, millions of people have been infected, with thousands of deaths. Many foci worldwide have been identified in retirement nursing homes, with a high number of deaths. Our study aims were to evaluate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the retirement nursing homes, the predictors to develop symptoms, and death.

Methods and findings

We conducted a retrospective study enrolling all people living in retirement nursing homes (PLRNH), where at least one SARS-CoV-2 infected person was present. Medical and clinical data were collected. Variables were compared with Student's t-test or Pearson chi-square test as appropriate. Uni- and multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate variables' influence on infection and symptoms development. Cox prop

SUBMITTER: De Vito A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7963051 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature