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cord-351974-1najtyui	Smith, E.	Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in care home staff and residents in English care homes: A service evaluation	2020-08-05		.txt	text/plain	2661	181	60	1 2 Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may be possible up to two-days prior to the appearance of typical symptoms yet older patients frequently have atypical presentation, 3-5 making recognition and control of infection in care homes difficult. SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted serious gaps in data intelligence surrounding care homes, 13 with regional test results typically not available to local authorities until 2 July 2020. In addition, for SARS-CoV-2-positive residents who were asymptomatic at the point of test, data on any symptoms recorded in the 14-day post-test period were extracted. Data for residents and staff tests comprised unique ID, care home ID, date of SARS-CoV-2 test(s) and test outcome(s). Early screening of residents and staff after ingress into care homes identified prevalence of truly asymptomatic infections and symptom presentation in residents relatively early in the UK COVID-19 outbreak. Early testing and screening of staff and residents in care homes can accurately identify outbreaks, prevalence of infection and death, and cause of death.	./cache/cord-351974-1najtyui.txt	./txt/cord-351974-1najtyui.txt