A 65-year old man with hypertension and degenerative joint disease presents to the
emergency department with a three-day history of a productive cough and fever. His …

Evidence is building that dental plaque and inflammatory periodontal disease may
contribute to the initiation and/or progression of certain lung diseases. Pneumonia is an …

Infection surveillance definitions for long-term care facilities (ie, the McGeer Criteria) have
not been updated since 1991. An expert consensus panel modified these definitions on the …

Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at great risk for infection. Most residents
are older and have multiple comorbidities that complicate recognition of infection; for …

Objective To investigate the appropriateness of decisions to prescribe or withhold antibiotics
for nursing home (NH) residents with infections of the urinary tract (UTI), respiratory tract …

Pneumonia is the most serious of the common infections that occur in nursing homes, with a
high case-fatality rate and considerable mortality among survivors. Risk factors for nursing …

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) and antimicrobial
use in Irish long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has never been studied. AIM: To collect …

Objectives: To compare treatment of nursing home residents with dementia and lower
respiratory tract infection (LRI) in Missouri and the Netherlands. Design: Two separate but …

OBJECTIVE. Currently, chest radiography is the first-line imaging test for identifying
pneumonia; chest CT is considered the reference standard. The purpose of this study was to …

ContextLower respiratory tract infection (LRI) is a leading cause of mortality and
hospitalization in nursing home residents. Treatment decisions may be aided by a clinical …