High impact of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, suggestion for monitoring in the EU/EEA, May 2020.
Euro Surveill
; 25(22)2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-525953
ABSTRACT
Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are a vulnerable population group. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in LTCF residents represent 30-60% of all COVID-19 deaths in many European countries. This situation demands that countries implement local and national testing, infection prevention and control, and monitoring programmes for COVID-19 in LTCF in order to identify clusters early, decrease the spread within and between facilities and reduce the size and severity of outbreaks.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Disease Outbreaks
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Long-Term Care
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
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Pandemics
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Nursing Homes
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1560-7917.ES.2020.25.22.2000956
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