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Table 2 Summary of recommendations from included clinical practice guidelines

From: Preventing the transmission of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: a rapid review

Recommendations

AGS, 2020 [19]

CDC, 2020 [25]

ECRI, 2020a [26]

ECRI, 2020b [20]

Geffen, 2020

HPS, 2020 [23]

Lester, 2020 [24]

MOH, 2020 [27]

WHO, 2020 [21]

Cohorting equipment

  

X

      

Communication

   

X

 

X

X

 

X

Consulting/notifying health professionals

X

 

X

    

X

 

Diagnostic testing

       

X

 

Disinfecting surfaces

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

Droplet precautions

       

X

X

Education

X

X

 

X

    

X

Hand hygiene

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

 

Personal protective equipment

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

Policies for visitors

 

X

  

X

  

X

 

Provide supplies

X

X

 

X

X

    

Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

Social distancing/isolation/cohorting

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

Staffing policies

X

X

  

X

X

 

X

 

Surveillance/monitoring/evaluation

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X