December 30, 2020

COVID‐19 Infection Prevention and Control Adherence in Long‐term Care Facilities, Atlanta, Georgia

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): health care setting

Long-term care facilities (LTCF) with greater implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) had a lower prevalence of COVID-19, according to analysis of 24 facilities in Fulton County, GA. Specifically, significant differences were observed in prevalence of implementation of IPCs belonging to the social distancing category (high prevalence LTCF, 54% vs low prevalence LTCFs, 74%) and to the personal protective equipment category (high prevalence LTCF, 41% vs low prevalence LTCFs, 72%). Overall prevalence of COVID-19 in the facilities analyzed was 39%.  

Telford et al. (Dec 28, 2020). COVID‐19 Infection Prevention and Control Adherence in Long‐term Care Facilities, Atlanta, Georgia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17001