The prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 study (PICOV) in nursing home residents and staff - study protocol description and presentation of preliminary findings on symptoms.

• Main Authors: Maria E. Goossens (Author), Kristof Y. Neven (Author), Pieter Pannus (Author), Cyril Barbezange (Author), Isabelle Thomas (Author), Steven Van Gucht (Author), Katelijne Dierick (Author), Marie-Noëlle Schmickler (Author), Mathieu Verbrugghe (Author), Nele Van Loon (Author), Kevin K Ariën (Author), Arnaud Marchant (Author), Stanislas Goriely (Author), Isabelle Desombere (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has presented itself as one of the most important health concerns of the 2020's, and hit the geriatric population the hardest. The presence of co-morbidities and immune ageing...