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Infection management for geriatrics in long-term care facilities / edited by Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Joseph G. Ouslander.

LIBRA RC954.3 .I52 2002
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Yoshikawa, Thomas T.
Ouslander, Joseph G.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nursing home residents--Diseases.
Nursing home residents.
Communicable diseases in old age.
Infection Control.
Nursing Homes.
Communicable Diseases.
Aged.
Homes for the Aged.
Long-Term Care.
Long-Term Care--methods.
Diseases.
Medical Subjects:
Infection Control.
Nursing Homes.
Communicable Diseases.
Aged.
Homes for the Aged.
Long-Term Care.
Long-Term Care--methods.
Physical Description:
xvi, 497 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Marcel Dekker, [2002]
Contents:
I. Principles of Aging, Long-Term Care, and Infection
1. Demographics and Economics of Long-Term Care / A. Jefferson Lesesne, Joseph G. Ouslander 1
2. Evaluation of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities Versus Acute Care Hospitals / Andrew D. Weinberg 15
3. Epidemiology and Special Aspects of Infectious Diseases in Aging / Thomas T. Yoshikawa 27
4. Impact of Age and Chronic Illness-Related Immune Dysfunction on Risk of Infections / Steven C. Castle 33
5. Nutrition and Infection / Kevin P. High 51
6. Clinical Manifestations of Infections / Dean C. Norman 71
7. Ethical Issues of Infectious Disease Interventions / Elizabeth L. Cobbs 79
8. Nursing Management of Infections / Donna L. Barton, Janet D. Register 99
9. Establishing an Infection Control Program / Janet Nau Franck, Elizabeth Owens Schwab, David W. Bentley 115
10. Epidemiologic Investigation of Infectious Disease Outbreaks / Chesley L. Richards, Jr., William R. Jarvis 133
11. An Approach to Antimicrobial Therapy / Shobita Rajagopalan, Jay P. Rho, Thomas T. Yoshikawa 155
II. Special Infectious Disease Problems
12. Urinary Tract Infection / Lindsay E. Nicolle 173
13. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses / Ghinwa Dumyati, Ann R. Falsey 197
14. Pneumonia and Bronchitis / Joseph M. Mylotte 223
15. Tuberculosis / Shobita Rajagopalan 245
16. Infected Pressure Ulcers / Nigel Livesley, Anthony W. Chow 257
17. Herpes Zoster, Cellulitis, and Scabies / Kenneth Schmader, Jack Twersky 283
18. Infectious Diarrhea / Abbasi J. Akhtar 305
19. Hepatitis / Darrell W. Harrington, Peter V. Barrett 313
20. Vaccinations / Stefan Gravenstein 337
III. Emerging and Drug-Resistant Pathogens
21. Pathogenesis and Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance / Robert A. Bonomo 363
22. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Larry J. Strausbaugh 383
23. Vancomycin (Glycopeptide)-Resistant Enterococci / Lona Mody, Shelly A. McNeil, Suzanne F. Bradley 411
24. Gram-Negative Bacteria / Vinod K. Dhawan 429
25. Candida and Other Fungi / Carol A. Kauffman, Sara A. Hedderwick 449
Appendix A Definitions of Common Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities 473
Appendix B Guide to Evaluating Fever and Infection in a Long-Term Care Setting 477.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0824707842
OCLC:
49895227

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