GuidelineJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2009
Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adult residents of long-term care facilities: 2008 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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- Antimicrobial prescribing in French nursing homes and interventions for antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- [Infections and fever].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2024Review
- Development and validation of an antimicrobial stewardship clinical decision-support tool to improve the management of urinary tract infections versus asymptomatic bacteriuria in hospitalized patients.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Article
- Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Article
- Physician practices in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in home care settings: A questionnaire study.Global health & medicine · 2022Article
- Investigation of Non-invasive Continuous Body Temperature Measurements in a Clinical Setting Using an Adhesive Axillary Thermometer (SteadyTemp®).Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
- The Winter Respiratory Viral Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2020Article
- Geriatric Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Problems, Considerations, Exigencies, and Beyond.Frontiers in public health · 2020Review
- Characteristics of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infections and Acute Gastroenteritis in Older Adults in Australia, Canada, and the United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019Article
- Uncomplicated Cystitis in Nursing Home Residents: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2018Article
- [Urosepsis].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2018Article
- Frequency of Infection during Fever Episodes among Long-Term Care Residents.Journal of gerontology & geriatric research · 2018Article
- [Urosepsis].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2018Article
- Influence of Aging and Environment on Presentation of Infection in Older Adults.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 2017Review
- Antimicrobial Use in Patients with Dementia: Current Concerns and Future Recommendations.CNS drugs · 2017Article
- New or Worsening Symptoms and Signs in Community-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: Incidence and Relation to Use of Acute Medical Services.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017Article
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Abstract
Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at great risk for infection. Most residents are older and have multiple comorbidities that complicate recognition of infection; for example, typically defined fever is absent in more than one-half of LTCF residents with serious infection. Furthermore, LTCFs often do not have the on-site equipment or personnel to evaluate suspected infection in the fashion typically performed in acute care hospitals. In recognition of the differences between LTCFs and hospitals with regard to hosts and resources present, the Infectious Diseases Society of America first provided guidelines for evaluation of fever and infection in LTCF residents in 2000. The guideline presented here represents the second edition, updated by data generated over the intervening 8 years. It focuses on the typical elderly person institutionalized with multiple chronic comorbidities and functional disabilities (e.g., a nursing home resident). Specific topic reviews and recommendations are provided with regard to what resources are typically available to evaluate suspected infection, what symptoms and signs suggest infection in a resident of an LTCF, who should initially evaluate the resident with suspected infection, what clinical evaluation should be performed, how LTCF staff can effectively communicate about possible infection with clinicians, and what laboratory tests should be ordered. Finally, a general outline of how a suspected outbreak of a specific infectious disease should be investigated in an LTCF is provided.
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