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. 2020 Sep;26(9):2281-2283.
doi: 10.3201/eid2609.202603. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Nursing Homes, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020

Blanca Borras-Bermejo, Xavier Martínez-Gómez, María Gutierrez San Miguel, Juliana Esperalba, Andrés Antón, Elisabet Martin, Marta Selvi, María José Abadías, Antonio Román, Tomàs Pumarola, Magda Campins, Benito Almirante

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Nursing Homes, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020

Blanca Borras-Bermejo et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

During the coronavirus disease pandemic in Spain, from April 10-24, 2020, a total of 5,869 persons were screened for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at nursing homes. Among residents, 768 (23.9%) tested positive; among staff, 403 (15.2%). Of those testing positive, 69.7% of residents and 55.8% of staff were asymptomatic.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Spain; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; elderly; infection control; nursing homes; prevention and control; respiratory infections; reverse transcription PCR; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

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