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Preventing COVID-19 in assisted living facilities: An impossible task pending vaccination roll out.
Tagliabue, Mario; Ridolfo, Anna Lisa; Pina, Paolo; Rizzolo, Giuseppe; Belbusti, Sonia; Antinori, Spinello; Beltrami, Martina; Cattaneo, Dario; Gervasoni, Cristina.
  • Tagliabue M; Cesare e Emilio Prandoni ONLUS, Torno, Italy.
  • Ridolfo AL; Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
  • Pina P; Cesare e Emilio Prandoni ONLUS, Torno, Italy.
  • Rizzolo G; Cesare e Emilio Prandoni ONLUS, Torno, Italy.
  • Belbusti S; Cesare e Emilio Prandoni ONLUS, Torno, Italy.
  • Antinori S; Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
  • Beltrami M; Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
  • Cattaneo D; Gestione Ambulatoriale Politerapie (GAP) Outpatient Clinic, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
  • Gervasoni C; Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Prev Med Rep ; 23: 101471, 2021 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1284461
ABSTRACT
Here, we aimed to describe the clinical outcomes of the residents of a long-term care facility during its closure to visitors and suppliers in response to the first COVID-19 pandemic from February 23 to June 22, 2020, and the results of the facility-wide SARS-CoV-2 testing of residents and staff in June 2020 before its partially reopening. Seventy-four residents and 53 members of staff were included in the present study. The staff underwent nasopharyngeal swab tests for SARS-CoV-2, and both the staff and residents underwent serological tests to detect IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The results of all of the tests were negative. Conversely, 94% of residents and 38% members of the staff were tested positive to the nasopharyngeal swab tests during the second COVID-19 pandemic wave (data collected from November 1 to November 30, 2020). Our experience suggests that, in the presence of a life-threatening pandemic such as SARS-CoV-2 infection, the prompt use of restrictive procedures can prevent the spread and progression of disease in assisted living facilities in the short term but may fail in the long term, especially when the prevalence of the COVID-19 greatly increased outside the facility enhancing the risk of import the disease from outside. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of residents and staff members would contribute to control/limit the prevalence and the spread of the virus.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Prev Med Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.pmedr.2021.101471

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Prev Med Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.pmedr.2021.101471