Selected References - Long-term Care

Tightly clustered outbreak of group a streptococcal disease at a long-term care facility. (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Dec;27(12):1377-84.) Abstract

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of nursing home-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. (Am J Infect Control. 2006 Dec;34(10):642-50.) Abstract

Effect of a clinical pathway to reduce hospitalizations in nursing home residents with pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial. (JAMA. 2006 Jun 7;295(21):2503-10.) Abstract

Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial. (BMJ. 2005 Sep 24;331(7518):669.) Abstract

Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene agents in the reduction of bacteria and viruses. (Am J Infect Control. 2005 Mar;33(2):67-77) Abstract

Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: institutional strategies for improving rates. (N C Med J. 2004 Nov-Dec;65(6):323-9) Abstract

Infectious disease outbreaks in nursing homes: an unappreciated hazard for frail elderly persons. (Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Apr 1;36(7):870-6. Epub 2003 Mar 19) Abstract

Clostridium difficile in Long-Term-Care Facilities for the Elderly. (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Nov;23(11):696-703.) SHEA Position Paper (PDF)

Preventing Infections in Non-Hospital Settings: Long-Term Care. (Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Mar-Apr;7(2):205-7.) Full text article (PDF) / Abstract

Antimicrobial use in long-term-care facilities. (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1996;17(2)119-128) Full text article

Antimicrobial resistance in long-term-care facilities. ( Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1996;17(2)129-140) Full text article