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Clinical Corner: Infection Control

Important News

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has just completed the first national prevalence study of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities, including nursing homes. About five percent of residents were found to be infected or colonized with MRSA. Details are available at: http://www.apic.org/mrsastudy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just released Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007. The document is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/guidelines/Isolation2007.pdf


Articles

CDC Offers Methods To Limit Norovirus Transmission (Provider, April 2009)

Breathe Easy (Caring for the Ages, December 2003, Vol. 4, No. 12, p. 22-31)

Sepsis in LTC (Caring for the Ages, November 2003, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 1, 28-29)

Evidence-Based Practice in LTC: Know Pneumonia (Caring for the Ages, August 2003, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 14)

The Ever-Present UTI (Caring for the Ages, August 2003, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 8-10)

Evidence-Based Practice in LTC: Identifying & Managing Possible UTIs (Caring for the Ages, March 2003, Vol. 4 No. 3, p. 43-44)

Developing an Effective Infection-Control Policy (Caring for the Ages, November 2002, Vol. 3, No. 11, p. 22-23)

Diagnosing & Managing Urinary Tract Infections: Myths, Mysteries, & Realities (Caring for the Ages, October 2002, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 18-21)

Getting a Handle on Infection Control in Long-Term Care (Caring for the Ages, September 2001, Vol. 2, No. 9, p. 22-27)

Outbreak of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Among Unvaccinated Residents of a Nursing Home — New Jersey, April 2001 (MMWR Vol. 50, No. 33; pp.707-710. August 24, 2001)


Tools and Resources

Clinical Practice Guidelines News: Infections

Reference Bibliography


Education & CME Programs

Common Infections in the Long Term Care Setting (AMDA self-study CME program released December 2004)


Products & Publications

Common Infections in the Long Term Care Setting (AMDA Clinical Practice Guideline published 2004)

Infection Control: Focusing on Management of VRE and MRSA in the Long Term Care Setting (AMDA LTC Information Kit published March 2001)
    Excerpts:
    Issues related to admission and pre-admission screening of individuals with VRE or MRSA
    Issues related to the placement of individuals with VRE or MRSA


Legislative & Regulatory Information

Physician Responsibilities and Guidelines Under OBRA '87: Infection Control (excerpted from "Synopsis of Federal Regulations in the Nursing Facility," published 2000)

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