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Recommendations for the management of COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities
Gosch, M.; Heppner, H.J.; Lim, S.; Singler, K. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021 · Heft 1 · S. 136 bis 140
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BackgroundIn December 2019 several cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were reported in Wuhan, China, leading to the identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since then, more than 80 million people have been infected by SARS-CoV‑2 and up to 1.8 million people have died [1]. It became clear early in the pandemic that older adults and particularly the oldest-old have the highest mortality risk. Among those aged 80 years and over the case fatality rate is up to 13.4%, with an infection fatality rate of 9.3% [2]. Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) are considere…
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COVID-19
Langzeitpflegeeinrichtungen
SARS-CoV-2
ältere Erwachsene
Infektionsprävention
Impfempfehlungen
Hygienemaßnahmen
Gesundheitsversorgung
Long-Term Care
Aged
Infection Control
Vaccination
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