Common infections in nursing homes: A review of current issues and challenges

Aging Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 889-899

  Montoya, Ana ^a   Mody, Lona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistant organisms; infection control program; infection prevention; infections; multidrug resistant organisms; nursing home

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZYL BENZOATE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CROTAMITON; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALATHION; OSELTAMIVIR; PERMETHRIN; ZANAMIVIR;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DRUG MISUSE; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; LENGTH OF STAY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SCABIES; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

EID: 81855180509     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ahe.11.80     Document Type: Review

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