Halting a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a US Veterans Affairs nursing home.

Psevdos, George; Papamanoli, Aikaterini; Barrett, Nancy; Bailey, Lisa; Thorne, Monique; Ford, Florence; Lobo, Zeena

Psevdos, George; Papamanoli, Aikaterini; Barrett, Nancy; Bailey, Lisa; Thorne, Monique; Ford, Florence; Lobo, Zeena.

Psevdos G; Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY. Electronic address: george.psevdos@va.gov.
Papamanoli A; Department of Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY.
Barrett N; Division of Nursing, Infection Control, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY.
Bailey L; Division of Nursing, Infection Control, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY.
Thorne M; Division of Nursing, Infection Control, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY.
Ford F; Division of Nursing, Infection Control, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY.
Lobo Z; Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY.

Am J Infect Control ; 49(1): 115-119, 2021 Jan.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-898264

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A Veterans Affairs long term care facility on Long Island New York was confronted with a COVID-19 outbreak in late March to Mid-April 2020. Faced with a dwindling supply of PPE, the Infection Control team distributed supplies saved for a possible Ebola outbreak. A COVID unit was created within the nursing home facilitating the geographic isolation of cases; universal testing of residents and employees allowed for the implementation of proper quarantine measures. It was a multidisciplinary team approach led by the Infection Control team that successfully contained this outbreak.

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Asymptomatic Infections/epidemiology; COVID-19/epidemiology; Carrier State/epidemiology; Infection Control/organization & administration; Nursing Homes/organization & administration; Personal Protective Equipment/supply & distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; COVID-19/diagnosis; COVID-19/prevention & control; COVID-19/transmission; COVID-19 Testing; Carrier State/diagnosis; Carrier State/transmission; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Health Personnel; Humans; Infection Control/methods; Infection Control Practitioners; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Patient Isolation; SARS-CoV-2; United States/epidemiology; United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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COVID-19; Coronavirus; Long term care facilities

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carrier State / Infection Control / Asymptomatic Infections / Personal Protective Equipment / COVID-19 / Nursing Homes Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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