Infections in residents of nursing homes.

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: The Problematic Management of Residents Without Positive COVID-19 RT-PCR

Lower respiratory infections in nursing home residents with dementia: a tale of two countries.

PURPOSE A focus on palliative care for residents with dementia is much more common in Dutch nursing homes than in the United States. We compared treatment and mortality in U.S. and Dutch nursing home residents with lower respiratory infections (LRI), which are often the immediate cause of death in dementia. DESIGN AND METHODS We studied two prospective cohorts--a study of pneumonia (n = 706) ...

Clusters of infectious diseases in German nursing homes: observations from a prospective infection surveillance study, October 2008 to August 2009.

A prospective infection surveillance study was carried out among residents of seven nursing homes in and around Berlin, Germany, from October 2008 to August 2009. A considerable number of infections were found to occur in clusters. Active surveillance was carried out using pre-established case definitions of infections in nursing homes (McGeer criteria). Case finding was based on routine nursin...

Association between respiratory tract infections and incidence of falls in nursing home residents.

INTRODUCTION Falls are complex incidents caused by a combination of intrinsic impairments and disabilities with or without accompanying environmental hazards. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and the incidence of falls, and to further link the history of falls to functional status in nursing homes residents. PATIENTS ...

Prevention of urinary tract infections in nursing homes: lack of evidence-based prescription?

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTIs, including upper and lower symptomatic) are the most common infections in nursing homes and prevention may reduce patient suffering, antibiotic use and resistance. The spectre of agents used in preventing UTIs in nursing homes is scarcely documented and the aim of this study was to explore which agents are prescribed for this purpose. METHODS We condu...