infectious outbreaks in nursing homes

Etiology

• diarrhea*
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Salmonella
  • Shigella
  • rotavirus
  • Giardia
  • cryptosporidia
  • Clostridium difficile
• respiratory tract infections*
  • tuberculosis
  • pneumococcus
  • Moraxella
  • Haemophilus
  • pertussis
  • influenza
  • parainfluenza
  • respiratory syncytial virus
• methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)
• skin infections
  • group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes)
  • methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • scabies

* two most common infectious outbreaks

Management

• influenza vaccination of health care workers reduces influenza mortality in elderly patients under their care.

More general terms

• infections in the elderly

Additional terms

• antibiotic resistance in nursing homes
• antibiotic side effects in the elderly