Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a geriatric acute-care ward during summer 2023: current aspects of infection control in the postpandemic period

• Main Authors: Lange, Bettina (Author), Mesquita, Gracinda (Author), Burkhardt, Heinrich (Author), Gerigk, Marlis (Author), Heininger, Alexandra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Management of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in geriatric patients, taking into account the transition to the post-pandemic period. Methods: PCR tests were conducted to identify the scale of infection during the outbreak; no new patients were admitted to the ward until the availability of the PCR result...