Low-Threshold Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in Long-Term Care Facilities Early in the First Pandemic Wave, the Twente Region, the Netherlands: A Possible Factor in Reducing Morbidity and Mortality.
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing
decision making
home and community-based care and services
long-term care
mortality
pandemic
Journal
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
ISSN: 1552-4523
Titre abrégé: J Appl Gerontol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8606502
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2022
08 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
12
5
2022
medline:
11
8
2022
entrez:
11
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shortage of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests, and testing patients with mild symptoms (low-threshold testing) was not recommended in the Netherlands. Despite these guidelines, to protect those who were most at risk, low-threshold testing was advocated and offered to the majority of long-term care institutions in the
Identifiants
pubmed: 35543170
doi: 10.1177/07334648221093050
pmc: PMC9127376
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM