Early Adoption of Longitudinal Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 among Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities: Prevalence, Virologic and Sequence Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in 2019 and has become a major global pathogen in an astonishingly short period of time. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has been notable due to its impacts on residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). LTCF residents tend to possess several risk factors for severe outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including advanced age and the presence of comorbidities. Indeed, residents of LTCFs represent approximately 40% of SARS-CoV-2 deaths in the United States. Few studies have focused on the prevalence and transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 among LTCF staff during the early months of the pandemic, prior to mandated surveillance testing. To assess the prevalence and incidence of SARS-CoV-2 among LTCF staff, characterize the exten

SUBMITTER: Gallichotte EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579921 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature