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

Blanca Borràs-Bermejo, Xavier Martínez‐Gómez, María Gutierrez San Miguel, Juliana Esperalba, Andrés Antón, Elisabet Martin, Marta Selvi, María José Abadías, Antonio Rivero Román, Tomàs Pumarola,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2020 · 63 citations · 5 references

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Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesOutbreak InvestigationPublic Health SurveillanceVirologyRespiratory DiseaseRespiratory InfectionsRespiratory Infectious DiseasesViral EpidemiologyViral InfectionsAsymptomatic Infection StudiesCoronavirus DiagnosticsCoronavirus Respiratory InfectionRespiratory Virus SurveillanceSars-cov-2 InfectionSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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.