ArticleInfection2013
Bacterial infection in elderly nursing home and community-based patients: a prospective cohort study.
Article in Infection, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The scientific evidence for a potential link between confusion and urinary tract infection in the elderly is still confusing - a systematic literature review.BMC geriatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Design and methods of a social network isolation study for reducing respiratory infection transmission: The eX-FLU cluster randomized trial.Epidemics · 2016Trial
- A nationwide cohort study on pneumonia infections among agriculture and healthcare workers in Taiwan.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- Dealing with Hidden Threats: The Antimicrobial Effect of the Embalming Process.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- What do we know about frailty in the acute care setting? A scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Evaluation of an ultraviolet room disinfection protocol to decrease nursing home microbial burden, infection and hospitalization rates.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Intravenous Vancomycin Dosing in the Elderly: A Focus on Clinical Issues and Practical Application.Drugs & aging · 2016Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the study was to assess differences between elderly nursing home (NH) residents and elderly patients living in the community admitted to hospital for bacterial infection.
methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study with manual data collection. Patients aged 65 years and older from NHs and from the community admitted to hospital for bacterial infection were included in the study. Patient characteristics, site of infection, microorganism profile, and final outcome were assessed and compared between these two subgroups of patients.
resultsTwo hundred and sixty-two patients were from NHs and 707 were from the community. Patients from NHs were older, had more underlying chronic illnesses, and more often showed characteristics indicating advanced debility. In both groups, the most common site of infection was the respiratory tract. In comparison to the community group, patients from NHs had a higher fatality rate (23.3 vs. 10.9%) and more often experienced functional decline at discharge (27.5 vs. 16.8%). After adjustment for age, sex, presence of comorbidity, and debility, NH residence remained associated with increased in-hospital mortality but not with functional decline.
conclusionsElderly patients from NHs admitted to hospital for bacterial infection are older and more debilitated than their counterparts from the community. Microorganisms found in the NH residents are somewhat different from those in the community dwellers. The community dwellers had a better survival rate than those admitted from the NHs after adjusting for age, sex, presence of any comorbidity, and debility.
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