High impact of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, suggestion for monitoring in the EU/EEA, May 2020

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Adlhoch, C (Author) Other; Kinross, P (Author) Other; Melidou, A (Author) Other; Spiteri, G (Author) Other; Brusin, S (Author) Other; Einoder Moreno, M (Author) Other; Pharris, A (Author) Other; Rosales Klintz, S (Author) Other; Noori, T (Author) Other; Cenciarelli, O (Author) Other; Plachouras, D (Author) Other; Bundle, N (Author) Other; Karki, T (Author) Other; Broberg, E (Author) Other; Ciancio, B (Author) Other; Suetens, C (Author) Other; Danis, K (Author) Other; Fonteneau, L (Author) Other; Paiva, J-A (Author) FMUP; Daniau, C (Author) Other; Bernard Stoecklin, S (Author) Other; Domegan, L (Author) Other; ODonnell, J (Author) Other; Hauge, SH (Author) Other; Dequeker, S (Author) Other; Vandael, E (Author) Other; Van Der Heyden, J (Author) Other; Renard, F (Author) Other; Sierra, NB (Author) Other; Ricchizzi, E (Author) Other; Schweickert, B (Author) Other; Schmidt, N (Author) Other; Sin, MA (Author) Other; Eckmanns, T (Author) Other; Paiva, JA (Author) Other; Schneider, E (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Eurosurveillance

Vol. 25

Pages: 14-18

ISSN: 1560-7917

Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 92 Citations

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-9ZX

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.22.2000956

Abstract (EN): Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are a vulnerable population group. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in LTCF residents represent 30-60% of all COVID-19 deaths in many European countries. This situation demands that countries implement local and national testing, infection prevention and control, and monitoring programmes for COVID-19 in LTCF in order to identify clusters early, decrease the spread within and between facilities and reduce the size and severity of outbreaks.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5