Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, via De' Toni 12, 16132, Genova, Italy.
Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, via De' Toni 12, 16132, Genova, Italy.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2021 May;80:102179. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102179. Epub 2021 Apr 27.
The whole population is susceptible to infection but elderly people with previous diseases are at greater risk. All these epidemiological data show that older age represents an important risk factor for infection and especially for mortality. In recent weeks an increase in mortality among the elderly has been observed in many Italian residential care homes. In these accommodations a worrying spread of COVID-19 cases has been ascertained. According to the ISS report, 7.4% of the total deaths in care homes for elderly involved patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and 33.8% involved patients with flu-like symptoms. Herein, we discuss the dangerous spread of COVID-19 in residential care homes for elderly. In addition, we present a case of an elderly person admitted to a residential care home, whose COVID-19 diagnosis was performed only after death.
所有人都易受感染，但有既往疾病的老年人风险更大。所有这些流行病学数据表明，年龄较大是感染的一个重要危险因素，尤其是对死亡率而言。最近几周，意大利许多养老院的老年人死亡率有所上升。在这些住所中，已确定 COVID-19 病例呈令人担忧的蔓延态势。根据 ISS 的报告，养老院中因 SARS-CoV-2 感染而死亡的患者占总死亡人数的 7.4%，因流感样症状而死亡的患者占 33.8%。在此，我们讨论了 COVID-19 在养老院中的危险传播。此外，我们还介绍了一个被送往养老院的老年人的病例，其 COVID-19 诊断仅在死亡后进行。
