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

JAMA. 2020 Sep 15;324(11):1101-1103. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.14984.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / genetics
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques* / methods
  • Connecticut
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Prevalence
  • SARS-CoV-2