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Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes

Sunil Parikh, Kevin O’Laughlin, Hanna Y. Ehrlich, L. Campbell, Adora Harizaj, Amanda Durante, Vivian Leung

JAMA · 2020 · 19 citations · 4 references

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This study describes the point prevalence of polymerase chain reaction tests positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among residents of a sample of Connecticut nursing homes in the first half of May 2020.

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