Pattern of SARS-CoV-2 infection among dependant elderly residents living in long-term care facilities in Marseille, France, March–June 2020
Tran Duc Anh Ly, Didier Zanini, Vincent Laforge, Sylvie Arlotto, Stephanie Gentile, Helene Mendizabal, Michael Finaud, David Morel, Olivier Quenette, Priscilla Malfuson-Clot-Faybesse, Alain Midejean, Phuc Le-Dinh, Gérard Daher, Berengere Labarriere, Anne-Marie Morel-Roux, Alain Coquet, Patrick Augier, Philippe Parola, Eric Chabriere, Didier Raoult, Philippe Gautret
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106219
Objectives: This study aimed to report the results of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-based screening campaigns conducted on dependent elderly residents (compared with staff members) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Marseille, France, and the follow-up of positive cases. Methods: Data from 1691 elderly residents and 10 0 0 members of staff were retrospectively collected through interviewing the medical teams in 24 LTCFs and using the hospitals' electronic health recording systems.
Declarations Competing Interests: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Ethical Approval: Ethical approval was obtained from the Marseille Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee (N °2020-028).
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