scholarly journals Comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic infections due to severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in San Francisco long-term care facilities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice K. Louie ◽  
Juliet E. Stoltey ◽  
Hyman M. Scott ◽  
Stephanie Trammell ◽  
Ejovwoke Ememu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Asymptomatic Infections ◽  
Respiratory Coronavirus

scholarly journals Lessons from Mass-Testing for COVID-19 in Long Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in San Francisco

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice K Louie ◽  
Hyman M Scott ◽  
Amie DuBois ◽  
Natalya Sturtz ◽  
Wendy Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Asymptomatic Infections ◽  
Significant Mortality

Abstract COVID-19 can cause significant mortality in the elderly in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF). We describe four LTCF outbreaks where mass testing identified a high proportion of asymptomatic infections (4-41% in health care workers and 20-75% in residents), indicating that symptom-based screening alone is insufficient for monitoring for COVID-19 transmission.

scholarly journals COVID-19-Associated Deaths in San Francisco: the Important Role of Dementia and Atypical Presentations in Long-term Care Facilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 3413-3415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice K. Louie ◽  
Hyman M. Scott ◽  
Wendy Lu ◽  
Anna Chodos ◽  
Amie DuBois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Atypical Presentations

Barriers to Running Therapy Groups in Long-Term Care Facilities

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Sharp ◽  
Kate L. Martin ◽  
Kate Martin
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities
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