Legionnaires' disease in a newly constructed long-term care facility

Article Abstract:

It was found in a new long-term care facility that the long-term care residents are at risk for acquiring nosocomial Legionnares' disease and that installation of copper-silver ionization systems is a suitable intervention. Prospective environmental surveillance of a newly built long-term care facility hospital's water distribution system was used to look for presence of Legionella pneumophila during construction. Diagnostic tests for the disease were used in cases of nosocomial pneumonia, of which there were six.

Aging, Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Statistical Data Included, Usage, Product information, Quality management, Buildings and facilities, Disease transmission, Nursing homes, Nosocomial infections, Cross infection, Long-term care of the sick, Long term care, Water purification equipment and supplies industry, Water treatment equipment industry, Ion exchange, Legionella pneumophila, Long-term care facilities, Long term care facilities, Silver-copper alloys, Copper alloys, Silver alloys

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Legionnaires' disease in long - term care facilities: overview and proposed solutions

Article Abstract:

Legionnaires disease is known to cause pneumonia, which in turn is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in nursing home patients. Several lines of evidence tend to overlook legionnaires as the cause of nosocomial pneumonia in long-term care residents. Therefore multi-institutional studies combining environmental and clinical surveillance for this disease are required for an in-depth analysis of this topic.

Science & research, Causes of, Pneumonia, Legionellosis, Bacterial pneumonia

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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a long-term care facility

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Some patients in long-term care facilities may be colonized by a strain of Enterococcus faecium that is resistant to vancomycin. Thirty-six such patients were identified at one VA long-term care facility. Many probably contracted the bacterium from a hospital before transfer to the facility. Colonization was prolonged by antibiotic use. However, over 2.5 years of surveillance, no patient became infected with the bacterium.

Demographic aspects, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Microbial drug resistance, Enterobacteriaceae, Nursing home patients

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