SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Germany: a national observational study

• Main Authors: Beneditta Suwono (Author), Annika Steffen (Author), Birgitta Schweickert (Author), Viktoria Schönfeld (Author), Michael Brandl (Author), Mirco Sandfort (Author), Niklas Willrich (Author), Tim Eckmanns (Author), Sebastian Haller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) pose serious public health threats. We analysed how frequency and size of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and LTCFs have altered since the beginning of the pandemic, in particular si...