Background Debate about the level of asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection continues. The amount of evidence is increasing and …

Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) were high-risk settings for COVID-19
outbreaks. Objective To assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on LTCFs, including …

Nursing homes are one of the hardest-hit environments in terms of mortality from COVID-19.
Given the reactive management of the pandemic, it is necessary to reflect on, and answer …

Objectives To summarize the data on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence surveys conducted in
Brazil before the introduction of vaccines Methods The authors conducted a systematic …

ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has had a disproportionate impact on nonhospital health care
settings, such as long-term-care facilities (LTCFs). The communal nature of these facilities …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the time in days between symptom onset
and first positive real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) result …

Background Current procedures for effective personal protective equipment (PPE) usage
rely on the availability of trained observers or 'buddies' who, during the COVID-19 pandemic …

In the face of scarce public health resources, it is critical to understand which disease
surveillance strategies are effective, yet such validation has historically been difficult. From …

Background To evaluate how a national policy of testing for severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) regardless of symptoms was implemented during …

Containment measures in high-risk closed settings, like migrant worker (MW) dormitories,
are critical for mitigating emerging infectious disease outbreaks and protecting potentially …