Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 27, 2020

Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020.

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  • Symptom-based screening in Skilled Nursing Facilities, which often treat elderly and high-risk patients, could fail to identify approximately half of residents with COVID-19.  The authors indicate that these and other long-term care facilities should take proactive steps to prevent introduction of SARS-CoV-2, and also provide recommendations for response after a facility has confirmed a COVID-19 case.

Kimball et al. (Mar 27, 2020). Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020.  MMWR. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6913e1-H.pdf