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Joanne M Fitzpatrick; Anne Marie Rafferty; Shereen Hussein; Richard Adams; Lindsay Rees; Sally Brearley; Sarah Sims; Amit Desai; Ruth Harris

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Fitzpatrick JM, Rafferty AM, Hussein S, et al. Challenges and guidance for implementing social distancing for COVID-19 in care homes: a mixed methods rapid review. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2024 Nov. (Health and Social Care Delivery Research, No. 12.45.)

Challenges and guidance for implementing social distancing for COVID-19 in care homes: a mixed methods rapid review.

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aOR: adjusted odds ratio
CCG: Clinical Commissioning Group
C. diff: Clostridium difficile
CH: care home
CI: Chief Investigator
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019
CQC: Care Quality Commission
DHSC: Department of Health and Social Care
EoL: end of life
GP: general practitioner
HAI: healthcare-associated infection
HCA: healthcare assistant
IPC: infection prevention and control
KCL: King’s College London
LA: local authority
LFT: lateral flow test
MDRO: multidrug-resistant organism
MERS: Middle East respiratory syndrome
MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NHS: National Health Service
OT: occupational therapy
PCR: polymerase chain reaction test
PPE: personal protective equipment
PPI: patient and public involvement
RN: registered nurse
SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrome
UTI: urinary tract infection

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