Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a geriatric acute-care ward during summer 2023: current aspects of infection control in the postpandemic period

Aim: Management of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in geriatric patients, taking into account the transition to the post-pandemic period. Methods: PCR tests were conducted to identify the scale of infection during the outbreak; no new patients were admitted to the ward until the availability of the PCR result...

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Published in:	GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Main Authors:	Lange, Bettina, Mesquita, Gracinda, Burkhardt, Heinrich, Gerigk, Marlis, Heininger, Alexandra
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2024-01-01
Subjects:	sars-cov-2 outbreak geriatrics post-pandemic management
Online Access:	http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2024-19/dgkh000457.shtml

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