| Autor: |
Bea Vuylsteke, Lize Cuypers, Guy Baele, Marianne Stranger, Sarah Lima Paralovo, Emmanuel André, Joke Dirks, Piet Maes, Marie Laga |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Epidemics, Vol 40, Iss , Pp 100589- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1755-4365 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100589 |
| Popis: |
Objectives: To better understand the conditions which have led to one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in Belgian nursing homes in 2020. Setting: A nursing home in Flanders, Belgium, which experienced a massive outbreak of COVID-19 after a cultural event. An external volunteer who dressed as a legendary figure visited consecutively the 4 living units on December, 4th and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 the next day. Within days, residents started to display symptoms and the outbreak spread rapidly within the nursing home. Methods: We interviewed key informants and collected standardized data from all residents retrospectively. A batch of 115 positive samples with a Ct value of |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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