Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Rates in a Multistate Sample of Skilled Nursing Facilities

Elizabeth M White; Christopher M Santostefano; Richard A Feifer; Cyrus M Kosar; Carolyn Blackman; Stefan Gravenstein; Vincent Mor

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5664

Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Rates in a Multistate Sample of Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Dec 1;180(12):1709-1711. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5664.

Authors

Elizabeth M White¹, Christopher M Santostefano¹, Richard A Feifer², Cyrus M Kosar¹, Carolyn Blackman², Stefan Gravenstein³, Vincent Mor¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
² Genesis HealthCare, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Brown University Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of asymptomatic and presymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in skilled nursing facilities.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / transmission
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Carrier State / diagnosis
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Carrier State / transmission
Humans
Prevalence
Skilled Nursing Facilities*

Grants and funding

P01 AG027296/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States