Burden of Infections
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* wound infections, respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, or pneumonia
Next: Steps to prevent infections
References:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Long Term Care Minimum Data Set, Resident Profile Table as of 05/02/2005. Baltimore, MD.
- Loeb, M et.al. Antibiotic use in Ontario facilities that provide chronic care. J Gen Intern Med 2001; 16: 376-383.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Long Term Care Minimum Data Set, Resident Profile Table as of 05/02/2005. Baltimore, MD.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 1999 National Nursing Home Survey. Nursing Home Residents, number, percent distribution, and rate per 10,000, by age at interview, according to sex, race, and region: United States, 1999.