Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Residents of a Large Homeless Shelter in Boston

Travis P Baggett; Harrison Keyes; Nora Sporn; Jessie M Gaeta

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6887

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Residents of a Large Homeless Shelter in Boston

JAMA. 2020 Jun 2;323(21):2191-2192. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.6887.

Authors

Travis P Baggett¹, Harrison Keyes¹, Nora Sporn², Jessie M Gaeta¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Abstract

This study characterizes the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection detected on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening of a large homeless shelter population in Boston prompted by an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among shelter residents.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Distribution
Betacoronavirus*
Boston / epidemiology
COVID-19
Contact Tracing / statistics & numerical data
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Distribution
Symptom Assessment / statistics & numerical data
Young Adult