Infection prevention in long-term care: A systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 602-614

  Uchida, Mayuko ^a   Pogorzelska Maziarz, Monika ^a   Smith, Philip W ^b   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

infections; interventions; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIURIA; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DENTURE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876294245     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12175     Document Type: Article

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