COVID-19 Infection Control Measures in Long-Term Care Facility, Pennsylvania, USA

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 facili...

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Main Authors: Scott T. Shimotsu, Ariel R.L. Johnson, Ethan M. Berke, Daniel O. Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/2/20-4265_article