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

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TextoSeries Infectious Disease And Therapy ; 39Detalles de publicación: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2002, 2007Edición: 2a edDescripción: xvi, 497 p. : il. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780203909447
0824744314 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
0203909445

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RC954.3 .I52 2002eb

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Versión en línea (Taylor & Francis).

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PART I: Principles of aging, long-term care,and infection.-- 1. Demographics and Economics of Long-Term Care / A. Jefferson Lesesne, Joseph G. Ouslander.-- 2. Epidemiology and Special Aspects of Infectious Diseases in Aging / Thomas T. Yoshikawa.-- 3. Evaluation of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities Versus Acute Care Hospitals / Arnel M. Joaquin.-- 4. Role of Functional Assessment in Evaluating and Managing Infections in Long-Term Care / Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, Robert M. Palmer.-- 5. Impaired Immunity and Increased Risk of Infections in Older Adults: Impact of Chronic Disease on Immunosenescence / Steven C. Castle, Koichi Uyemura, Takashi Makinodan.-- 6. Nutrition and Infection / Kevin P. High.-- 7. Ethical Issues of Infectious Disease Interventions / Elizabeth L. Cobbs.-- PART II: Principles of managing infections in long-term care facilities.-- 8. Clinical Manifestations of Infections / Dean C. Norman, Megan Bernadette Wong.-- 9. Establishing an Infection Control Program / Lona Mody.-- 10. Epidemiologic Investigation of Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities / Chesley L. Richards Jr., William R. Jarvis.-- 11. An Approach to Antimicrobial Therapy / Jay P. Rho.-- PART III: Common infections in long-term care facilities.-- 12. Urinary Tract Infection / Lindsay E. Nicolle.-- 13. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses / Ghinwa Dumyati.-- 14. Pneumonia and Bronchitis / Joseph M. Mylotte.-- 15. Tuberculosis / Shobita Rajagopalan.-- 16. Infected Pressure Ulcers / Steven C. Reynolds and Anthony W. Chow.-- 17. Herpes Zoster, Cellulitis, and Scabies / Kenneth E. Schmader, Jack Twersky.-- 18. Infectious Diarrhea / Abbasi J. Akhtar, Made Sutjita.-- 19. Hepatitis in Long-Term Care Facilities / Darrell W. Harrington, Peter V. Barrett.-- 20. Conjunctivitis, Otitis, and Sinusitis / Deborah Moran, Made Sutjita, Kathleen Daretany.-- 21. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Nursing Home / Allen S. Funnyé.-- 22. Vaccinations / Rex Biedenbender, Stefan Gravenstein, Arvydas Ambrozaitis.-- PART IV: Emerging and drug-resistant pathogens.-- 23. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Larry J. Strausbaugh.-- 24. Vancomycin (Glycopeptide)-Resistant Enterococci in theLong-Term Care Setting / Suzanne F. Bradley.-- 25. Gram-Negative Bacteria / Vinod K. Dhawan.-- 26. Fungal Infections / Carol A. Kauffman, Sara A. Hedderwick.-- 27. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Mark B. Loeb.-- PART V: Important source references.-- Appendix A: Definitions of Common Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities.-- Appendix B: Guide to Evaluating Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities.-- Appendix C: Minimum Criteria for the Initiation of Antibiotics in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Results of a Consensus Conference.

Resumen: 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 range of infectious conditions, this source presents new chapters on conjunctivitis, otitis, sinusitis, HIV, SARS, and the West Nile Virus.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: Principles of aging, long-term care,and infection.--
1. Demographics and Economics of Long-Term Care / A. Jefferson Lesesne, Joseph G. Ouslander.--
2. Epidemiology and Special Aspects of Infectious Diseases in Aging / Thomas T. Yoshikawa.--
3. Evaluation of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities Versus Acute Care Hospitals / Arnel M. Joaquin.--
4. Role of Functional Assessment in Evaluating and Managing Infections in Long-Term Care / Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, Robert M. Palmer.--
5. Impaired Immunity and Increased Risk of Infections in Older Adults: Impact of Chronic Disease on Immunosenescence / Steven C. Castle, Koichi Uyemura, Takashi Makinodan.--
6. Nutrition and Infection / Kevin P. High.--
7. Ethical Issues of Infectious Disease Interventions / Elizabeth L. Cobbs.--

PART II: Principles of managing infections in long-term care facilities.--
8. Clinical Manifestations of Infections / Dean C. Norman, Megan Bernadette Wong.--
9. Establishing an Infection Control Program / Lona Mody.--
10. Epidemiologic Investigation of Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities / Chesley L. Richards Jr., William R. Jarvis.--
11. An Approach to Antimicrobial Therapy / Jay P. Rho.--

PART III: Common infections in long-term care facilities.--
12. Urinary Tract Infection / Lindsay E. Nicolle.--
13. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses / Ghinwa Dumyati.--
14. Pneumonia and Bronchitis / Joseph M. Mylotte.--
15. Tuberculosis / Shobita Rajagopalan.--
16. Infected Pressure Ulcers / Steven C. Reynolds and Anthony W. Chow.--
17. Herpes Zoster, Cellulitis, and Scabies / Kenneth E. Schmader, Jack Twersky.--
18. Infectious Diarrhea / Abbasi J. Akhtar, Made Sutjita.--
19. Hepatitis in Long-Term Care Facilities / Darrell W. Harrington, Peter V. Barrett.--
20. Conjunctivitis, Otitis, and Sinusitis / Deborah Moran, Made Sutjita, Kathleen Daretany.--
21. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Nursing Home / Allen S. Funnyé.--
22. Vaccinations / Rex Biedenbender, Stefan Gravenstein, Arvydas Ambrozaitis.--

PART IV: Emerging and drug-resistant pathogens.--
23. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Larry J. Strausbaugh.--
24. Vancomycin (Glycopeptide)-Resistant Enterococci in theLong-Term Care Setting / Suzanne F. Bradley.--
25. Gram-Negative Bacteria / Vinod K. Dhawan.--
26. Fungal Infections / Carol A. Kauffman, Sara A. Hedderwick.--
27. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Mark B. Loeb.--

PART V: Important source references.--
Appendix A: Definitions of Common Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities.--
Appendix B: Guide to Evaluating Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities.--
Appendix C: Minimum Criteria for the Initiation of Antibiotics in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Results of a Consensus Conference.

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 range of infectious conditions, this source presents new chapters on conjunctivitis, otitis, sinusitis, HIV, SARS, and the West Nile Virus.

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