Infection Management for Geriatrics in Long-Term Care Facilities
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Infection Management for Geriatrics in Long-Term Care Facilities

  1. 536 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Infection Management for Geriatrics in Long-Term Care Facilities

About this book

Offering an authoritative overview of all infection management protocols currently utilized by infectious disease specialists, geriatricians, and infection control practitioners, this Second Edition examines current strategies to diagnose, treat, control, and prevent common infectious diseases in long-term care geriatric facilities. Covering a wide

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Yes, you can access Infection Management for Geriatrics in Long-Term Care Facilities by Thomas T. Yoshikawa,Joseph G. Ouslander, Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Joseph G. Ouslander in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Clinical Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9780849398933
eBook ISBN
9781420021110
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Clinical Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Preface to the Second Edition
  3. Preface to the First Edition
  4. Acknowledgment
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. PART I: PRINCIPLES OF AGING, LONG-TERM CARE, AND INFECTION
  8. Chapter 1. Demographics and Economics of Long-Term Care
  9. Chapter 2. Epidemiology and Special Aspects of Infections Diseases in Aging
  10. Chapter 3. Evaluation of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities Versus Acute Care Hospitals
  11. Chapter 4. Role of Functional Assessment in Evaluating and Managing Infections in Long-Term Care
  12. Chapter 5. Impaired Immunity and Increased Risk of Infections in Older Adults: Impact of Chronic Disease on Immunosenescence
  13. Chapter 6. Nutrition and Infection
  14. Chapter 7. Ethical Issues of Infectious Disease Interventions
  15. PART II: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGING INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
  16. Chapter 8. Clinical Manifestations of Infections
  17. Chapter 9. Establishing an Infection Control Program
  18. Chapter 10. Epidemiologic Investigation of Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
  19. Chapter 11. An Approach to Antimicrobial Therapy
  20. PART III: COMMON INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
  21. Chapter 12. Urinary Tract Infection
  22. Chapter 13. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  23. Chapter 14. Pneumonia and Bronchitis
  24. Chapter 15. Tuberculosis
  25. Chapter 16. Infected Pressure Ulcers
  26. Chapter 17. Herpes Zoster, Cellulitis, and Scabies
  27. Chapter 18. Infectious Diarrhea
  28. Chapter 19. Hepatitis in Long-Term Care Facilities
  29. Chapter 20. Conjunctivitis, Otitis, and Sinusitis
  30. Chapter 21. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Nursing Home
  31. Chapter 22. Vaccinations
  32. PART IV: EMERGING AND DRUG-RESISTANT PATHOGENS
  33. Chapter 23. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  34. Chapter 24. Vancomycin (Glycopeptide)-Resistant Enterococci in the Long-Term Care Setting
  35. Chapter 25. Gram-Negativ Bacteria
  36. Chapter 26. Fungal Infections
  37. Chapter 27. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  38. PART V: IMPORTANT SOURCE REFERENCES
  39. Appendix A: Definitions of Common Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities
  40. Appendix B: Guide to Evaluating Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities
  41. Appendix C: Minimum Criteria for the Initiation of Antibiotics in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Results of a Consenus Conference
  42. About the Editors
  43. Back cover