Outbreak of COVID-19 in a nursing home in Madrid.

J Infect

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/ Dr. Esquerdo, 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES CB06/06/0058). Electronic address:

Published: October 2020

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