Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes
This review provides an update on current evidence surrounding the epidemiology, treatment and prevention of non-respiratory infections in care homes. It covers urinary tract infection (UTI), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), decubitus ulcers, scabies, tinea infections and viral an...
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| description | This review provides an update on current evidence surrounding the epidemiology, treatment and prevention of non-respiratory infections in care homes. It covers urinary tract infection (UTI), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), decubitus ulcers, scabies, tinea infections and viral and bacterial gastroenteritis. The care home sector provides a unique ecological niche for infections, housing frail older people with multiple co-morbidities and frequent contact with healthcare services in a semi-closed environment. This leads to differences in the diagnosis and management of infections – particularly of outbreaks – when compared with community-dwelling counterparts. It is essential that care home staff play a role in the early recognition, isolation and treatment of infections but they are often not trained as healthcare professionals – this presents a challenge to systematised response. Effective interface between care homes, public health and infection control services are essential to the delivery of care, yet it is not clear how most-effectively to structure such links. |
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| spelling | nottingham-13462020-05-04T20:25:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1346/ Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes Ewan, Victoria Gordon, Adam This review provides an update on current evidence surrounding the epidemiology, treatment and prevention of non-respiratory infections in care homes. It covers urinary tract infection (UTI), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), decubitus ulcers, scabies, tinea infections and viral and bacterial gastroenteritis. The care home sector provides a unique ecological niche for infections, housing frail older people with multiple co-morbidities and frequent contact with healthcare services in a semi-closed environment. This leads to differences in the diagnosis and management of infections – particularly of outbreaks – when compared with community-dwelling counterparts. It is essential that care home staff play a role in the early recognition, isolation and treatment of infections but they are often not trained as healthcare professionals – this presents a challenge to systematised response. Effective interface between care homes, public health and infection control services are essential to the delivery of care, yet it is not clear how most-effectively to structure such links. Cambridge University Press 2010 Article NonPeerReviewed Ewan, Victoria and Gordon, Adam (2010) Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology . ISSN 0959-2598 (In Press) Nursing homes residential facilities Homes for the Aged Infection Infection Control http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=RCG |
| spellingShingle | Nursing homes residential facilities Homes for the Aged Infection Infection Control Ewan, Victoria Gordon, Adam Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| title | Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| title_full | Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| title_fullStr | Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| title_short | Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| title_sort | non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes |
| topic | Nursing homes residential facilities Homes for the Aged Infection Infection Control |
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