Burden of infections among 44,869 elderly in nursing homes: A cross-sectional cluster nationwide survey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-259

  Chami, K ^a,b,c,d   Gavazzi, G ^a,e   Carrat, F ^a,b,c,f   de Wazieres B ^a,g   Lejeune, B ^a,h,i,j   Piette, F ^a,b   Rothan Tondeur, M ^a,b,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d French School of Public Health (EHESP)   (France)

^e GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^g DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^h BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^j European University of Bretagne   (France)

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Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Elderly; Infection; Long term care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATHOGEN LOAD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; URINARY CATHETER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053300658     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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