Journal article
COVID-19 containment management strategies in a nursing home
Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil), Vol.20, eAO6175
01/01/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6175
PMCID: PMC8909154
PMID: 35293432
Abstract
To describe the first COVID-19 pandemic at Casa Ondina Lobo, a philanthropic nursing home in São Paulo city, and the containment measures against the pandemic that proved to be effective.
Several preventive measures were taken before and during the pandemic, with emphasis on universal testing by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for COVID-19. All residents and employees were tested twice in a D9 period.
Among the 62 residents and 55 employees, in both testing, eight residents and nine employees tested positive for COVID-19. Of 22% of employees and 75% of residents evolved asymptomatic, emphasizing the importance of universal testing for the detection and isolation of these cases. A quarter of residents evolved without any symptoms, however, with COVID-19 signs, reinforcing the importance of monitoring vital signs. The second testing did not detect any new cases among residents, demonstrating the effectiveness of the containment measures, however, it found four new cases among employees. This emphasized their role in COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes. Only one patient died, a 12.5% lethality among those known to be infected and a 1.6% mortality in the total population of residents were seen.
The adoption of appropriate containment measures enabled to contain an COVID-19 pandemic in studied nursing home. Universal reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing for COVID-19 has proved to be particularly important and effective.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- COVID-19 containment management strategies in a nursing home
- Creators
- Antonio Carlos Pereira Barretto Filho - Universidade de São PauloDanute Bareisys Salotto - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloJoão Francisco Lindenberg Schoueri - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloJeane Mike Tsutsui - Fleury S.A.Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato - Fleury Medicina e Saúde, São Paulo, SP, BrazilMarianna Barbosa Yamaguchi - Grupo Santa Casa de Belo HorizonteRiciane de Carvalho - CASANadir Zacarias - RotarAntônio Sérgio Zafred Marcelino - RotarRogerio Rabelo - Grupo Santa Casa de Belo HorizonteWilson Jacob Filho - Universidade de São Paulo
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil), Vol.20, eAO6175
- DOI
- 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6175
- PMID
- 35293432
- PMCID
- PMC8909154
- ISSN
- 2317-6385
- eISSN
- 2317-6385
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984700444702771
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