Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) may be defined as institutions that provide health care to
people who are unable to manage independently in the community. 1 This care may be …

Importance Asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older
women are commonly encountered in outpatient practice. Objective To review management …

Older adults continue to be underrepresented in clinical research despite their burgeoning
population in the United States and worldwide. Physicians often propose treatment plans for …

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 …

Mupirocin has been used in nursing homes to prevent the spread of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), despite the lack of controlled trials. In this double-blind, …

Over 1.5 million people live in 16,000 nursing homes in the USA and experience an average
of 2 million infections a year. Infections have been associated with high rates of morbidity …

Importance Indwelling devices (eg, urinary catheters and feeding tubes) are often used in
nursing homes (NHs). Inadequate care of residents with these devices contributes to high …

The emerging crisis in antibiotic resistance and concern that we now sit on the precipice of
a post-antibiotic era have given rise to advocacy at the highest levels for widespread …

Background . We sought to characterize the clinical and molecular epidemiologic characteristics
of Staphylococcus aureus colonization (especially extranasal colonization) and to …

The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases in older adults in long‐term
care facilities ( LTCF s), particularly nursing facilities, remains a challenge for all health …