Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2020)

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Nursing Homes, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020

  • Blanca Borras-Bermejo,
  • Xavier Martínez-Gómez,
  • María Gutierrez San Miguel,
  • Juliana Esperalba,
  • Andrés Antón,
  • Elisabet Martin,
  • Marta Selvi,
  • María José Abadías,
  • Antonio Román,
  • Tomàs Pumarola,
  • Magda Campins,
  • Benito Almirante

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.202603
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 9
pp. 2281 – 2283

Abstract

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During the coronavirus disease pandemic in Spain, from April 10–24, 2020, a total of 5,869 persons were screened for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at nursing homes. Among residents, 768 (23.9%) tested positive; among staff, 403 (15.2%). Of those testing positive, 69.7% of residents and 55.8% of staff were asymptomatic.

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