July 17, 2020

Temperature in Nursing Home Residents Systematically Tested for SARS-CoV-2

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Among 7,325 residents of Community Living Centers operated by the Veterans Administration, which perform daily symptoms screening for COVID-19 and conducted universal RT-PCR testing on April 14, SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 6% of residents. Temperatures were elevated in positive participants relative to negatives from 7 days before testing and remained elevated during the 14 day follow-up, but only 27% of positives met the fever threshold of 38°C during the study period.  

Rudolph et al. (July 2020). Temperature in Nursing Home Residents Systematically Tested for SARS-CoV-2. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.06.009