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6 hot topic(s) found with the query "Nursing homes"

Modeling the impact of vaccination strategies for nursing homes in the context of increased SARS-CoV-2 community transmission and variants
I Holmdahl et al, MEDRXIV, October 26, 2021 (Posted: Oct 27, 2021 10AM)

Modeling effectiveness of testing strategies to prevent COVID-19 in nursing homes--United States, 2020
I See et al, MEDRXIV, January 29, 2021 (Posted: Jan 30, 2021 8AM)

Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases or outbreaks at nursing homes by targeted wastewater tracking
L Davo et al, MEDRXIV, January 22, 2021 (Posted: Jan 22, 2021 7AM)

This study demonstrates that intermittent or persistent detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nursing home sewers can provide an early warning of subsequent individual cases or outbreaks in these facilities.

Association Between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Ontario, Canada
KA Brown et al, JAMA Internal Medicine, November 9, 2020 (Posted: Nov 09, 2020 11AM)

In this cohort study that included more than 78?000 residents of 618 nursing homes in Ontario, Canada, COVID-19 mortality in homes with low crowding was less than half (578 of 46?028 residents [1.3%]) than that of homes with high crowding (874 of 32?579 residents [2.7%]).

The engines of SARS-CoV-2 spread
EC Lee et al, Science, November 5, 2020 (Posted: Nov 06, 2020 10AM)

The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections likely occur within households and other residential settings (such as nursing homes). This is because most individuals live with other people, and household contacts include many forms of close, high-intensity, and long-duration interaction.

High-risk Groups for Influenza Complications.
Uyeki Timothy M et al. JAMA 2020 Nov (Posted: Nov 03, 2020 8AM)

Persons considered to be at increased risk of complications from influenza include young children, pregnant women and postpartum women up to 2 weeks after delivery, older adults, people with certain chronic medical problems such as inherited blood and metabolic disorders, people who live in nursing homes, and certain racial and ethnic minority groups.


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