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Dec 2021
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Nursing Home Study Reveals Surface Clean...

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SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in nursing homes have been devastating during the pandemic, and have led to the creation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) units within nursing homes to care for affected patients. Until now, the frequency and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination in these units have not been studied. Patty Olinger, the executive di ... Show More
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