Non‐pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long‐term care facilities to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review

JM Stratil, RL Biallas, J Burns, L Arnold… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Starting in late 2019, COVID‐19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐
2, spread around the world. Long‐term care facilities are at particularly high risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities for global genomic surveillance strategies in the COVID-19 era

T Ling-Hu, E Rios-Guzman, R Lorenzo-Redondo… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance efforts have provided critical data on the ongoing
evolution of the virus to inform best practices in clinical care and public health throughout the …

Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and outbreaks in long-term care facilities in England: a national cross-sectional survey

L Shallcross, D Burke, O Abbott… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection have occurred in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) worldwide, but the reasons why …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and hospital infrastructure adaptation and planning—a sco** review

C Ndayishimiye, C Sowada, P Dyjach… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on the hospital sector around
the world. It has shown the importance of preparing and planning in the future for an …

Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID‐19: A systematic review

W Zhang, S Liu, N Osgood, H Zhu… - Systems research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study systematically reviews applications of three simulation approaches, that is,
system dynamics model (SDM), agent‐based model (ABM) and discrete event simulation …

Interventions to control nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study

TM Pham, H Tahir, JHHM van de Wijgert… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Emergence of more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants requires more efficient
control measures to limit nosocomial transmission and maintain healthcare capacities …

Group testing as a strategy for COVID-19 epidemiological monitoring and community surveillance

V Brault, B Mallein, JF Rupprecht - PLoS computational biology, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We propose an analysis and applications of sample pooling to the epidemiologic monitoring
of COVID-19. We first introduce a model of the RT-qPCR process used to test for the …

Hybrid simulation modelling of networks of heterogeneous care homes and the inter-facility spread of Covid-19 by sharing staff

LKN Nguyen, I Megiddo, S Howick - PLoS Computational Biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Although system dynamics [SD] and agent-based modelling [ABM] have individually served
as effective tools to understand the Covid-19 dynamics, combining these methods in a …

[HTML][HTML] Organizational support experiences of care home and home care staff in Sweden, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Lethin, A Kenkmann, C Chiatti, J Christensen… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected care workers all over the globe, as older and more
vulnerable people face a high risk of develo** severe symptoms and dying from the virus …

Rapid antigen testing as a reactive response to surges in nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 outbreak risk

DRM Smith, A Duval, JR Zahar… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Healthcare facilities are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 introductions and subsequent
nosocomial outbreaks. Antigen rapid diagnostic testing (Ag-RDT) is widely used for …