Infections in nursing homes: Is it time to revise the McGeer criteria?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 199-201

  Rothan Tondeur, Monique ^a,b,c   Piette, François ^a   Lejeune, Benoist ^a,d,e   De Wazieres, Benoît ^a,f   Gavazzi, Gaëtan ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^b EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^f HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHITIS; DIAGNOSIS; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 73949149925     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02649.x     Document Type: Letter

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