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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Aug 1;28(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2809.212577. Online ahead of print.
Effect of Frequent SARS-CoV-2 Testing on Weekly Case Rates in Long-Term Care Facilities, Florida, USA
Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, Belal Aboabdo, Isaac Turner, Jeffrey D Klausner
Abstract
We analyzed 1,292,165 SARS-CoV-2 test results from residents and employees of 361 long-term care facilities in Florida, USA. A 1% increase in testing resulted in a 0.08% reduction in cases 3 weeks after testing began. Increasing SARS-CoV-2 testing frequency is a viable tool for reducing virus transmission in these facilities.
Keywords: COVID-19; Florida; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 testing; United States; coronavirus disease; long-term care patients; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome 2; viruses; zoonoses
. 2022 Aug 1;28(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2809.212577. Online ahead of print.
Effect of Frequent SARS-CoV-2 Testing on Weekly Case Rates in Long-Term Care Facilities, Florida, USA
Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, Belal Aboabdo, Isaac Turner, Jeffrey D Klausner
- PMID: 35914517
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.212577
Abstract
We analyzed 1,292,165 SARS-CoV-2 test results from residents and employees of 361 long-term care facilities in Florida, USA. A 1% increase in testing resulted in a 0.08% reduction in cases 3 weeks after testing began. Increasing SARS-CoV-2 testing frequency is a viable tool for reducing virus transmission in these facilities.
Keywords: COVID-19; Florida; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 testing; United States; coronavirus disease; long-term care patients; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome 2; viruses; zoonoses