Residential aged care facility COVID-19 outbreaks and magnitude of spread among residents: observations from a Victorian residential in-reach service.
Intern Med J
; 51(1): 99-101, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1078976
ABSTRACT
There is a paucity of Australian literature exploring the spread of COVID-19 among residents living in residential aged care facilities (RACF). In this case series of COVID-19 outbreaks in six RACF, we collected data on the cumulative proportion of residents who tested positive for COVID-19 within 21 days of the index case being identified. We describe the observations of a Residential In-Reach service within these six RACF and found that rapid cohorting strategies, personal protective equipment availability and adequacy of use, embedded infection control staff, and adequate outbreak preparedness plans may have influenced the differences observed between RACF in the containment and minimisation of the spread of COVID-19 amongst residents.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Infection Control
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COVID-19
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Homes for the Aged
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
Intern Med J
Journal subject:
Internal Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Imj.15143
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