Health Care-Associated Infections in Older Adults: Epidemiology and Prevention.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
; 37(1): 65-86, 2023 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2283840
ABSTRACT
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a global public health threat, which disproportionately impact older adults. Host factors including aging-related changes, comorbidities, and geriatric syndromes, such as dementia and frailty, predispose older individuals to infection. The HAI risks from medical interventions such as device use, antibiotic use, and lapses in infection control follow older adults as they transfer among a network of interrelated acute and long-term care facilities. Long-term care facilities are caring for patients with increasingly complex needs, and the home-like communal environment of long-term care facilities creates distinct infection prevention challenges.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urinary Tract Infections
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Cross Infection
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Catheter-Related Infections
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Dis Clin North Am
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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