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COVID-19 Infection Control Measures in Long-Term Care Facility,Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Authors: | Scott T. Shimotsu Ariel R.L. Johnson Ethan M. Berke Daniel O. Griffin |
| Affiliation: | UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA (S.T. Shimotsu, A.R.L. Johnson, E.M. Berke, D.O. Griffin);Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA (D.O. Griffin);ProHealth Care Optum, New York (D.O. Griffin) |
| Abstract: | Residents of long-term care facilities are at risk for coronavirus disease. We report a surveillance exercise at such a facility in Pennsylvania, USA. After introduction of a testing strategy and other measures, this facility had a 17-fold lower coronavirus disease case rate than neighboring facilities. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses coronavirus disease testing long-term care facilities infection control Pennsylvania United States |