Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities

Letters and Corrections1 May 1979Infections in Long-Term Care FacilitiesFREDRICK T. SHERMAN, M.D., LESLIE S. LIBOW, M.D.FREDRICK T. SHERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LESLIE S. LIBOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-90-5-855_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We have just completed our report on infection surveillance in a skilled nursing facility (1) and were struck by the absence of such a focus in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease's recent symposium, "The Impact of Infection on Medical Care in the United States: Problems and Priorities for Future Research" (2).The symposium addressed itself mainly to bacterial infections acquired in the community as well as in the one million acute hospital beds in this country. None of the authors who discussed problems needing clinical investigation referred to infection surveillance or control among approximately...References1. SHERMANTUCCILIBOW FVL: Nosocomial urinary tract infections in a skilled nursing facility. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society 1978 Google Scholar2. KUNINEDELMAN CR (eds.): The impact of infections on medical care in the United States. Problems and priorities for future research. Ann Intern Med 89:737-866, 1978 Google Scholar3. VALENTITRUDELLBENTLY WRD: Factors predisposing to oropharyngeal colonization with gram-negative bacilli in the aged. N Engl J Med 298:1108-1111, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GARBBROWNGARBTUTHILL JRJR: Differences in etiology of pneumonias in nursing home and community patients. JAMA 240:2169-2173, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Geriatric Medicine Jewish Institute for Geriatric Care at Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center School of Medicine State University of New York at Stony Brook New Hyde Park, NY 11042 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByExtended Care FacilityNosocomial Infections on a Rehabilitation Unit in an Acute Care HospitalSystemic Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes: A Quality AssessmentPrevalence Survey of Infections and Their Predisposing Factors at a Hospital-Based Nursing Home Care UnitAn Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes Infections in a Nursing HomeFREDERICK L. RUBEN, M.D., CARL W. NORDEN, M.D., BARBARA HEISLER, R.N., YVONNE KORICAInfectious Diseases in the ElderlyEDWARD L. SCHNEIDER, M.D. 1 May 1979Volume 90, Issue 5Page: 855-856KeywordsAllergy and immunologyForecastingInfectious disease surveillanceLong-term care Issue Published: 1 May 1979 PDF DownloadLoading ...