Early Adoption of Longitudinal Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 among Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities: Prevalence, Virologic and Sequence Analysis

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01003-21
• Publication Date: 2021-11-10T15:33:47Z
• Authors: Emily N. Gallichotte; Kendra M. Quicke; Nicole R. Sexton; Emily Fitzmeyer; Michael C. Young; Ashley J. Janich; Karen Dobos; Kristy L. Pabilonia; Gregory Gahm; Elizabeth J. Carlton; Gregory D. Ebel; Nicole Ehrhart
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Sequence (biology)

Our work comprises unique data on the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 dynamics among staff working at LTCFs in early months pandemic prior to mandated surveillance testing. During this time period, LTCF residents were largely sheltering-in-place.