Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 30, 2020

Risk Factors, Presentation, and Course of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Large, Academic Long-Term Care Facility

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  • Nearly half (46%) of the 146 out of 389 residents of a long-term care facility who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of universal testing rather than symptom-based testing to control outbreaks. Anorexia and delirium where the most common symptoms during the course of illness. Male sex and bowel incontinence were predictors of COVID-19 diagnosis among residents. A greater proportion of staff per unit who lived in a community with a high prevalence of COVID-19 was also associated with greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among residents.

Shi et al. (Aug 25, 2020). Risk Factors, Presentation, and Course of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Large, Academic Long-Term Care Facility. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.027