INFECTION MANAGEMENT FOR GERIATRICS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

Completely updated with research from leading specialists in the field, this Second Edition supplies a new appendix featuring studies on the initiation of antibiotics programs in long-term care facilities contains the most recent guidelines to evaluate fever and infection in residents of long-term care environments includes useful algorithms to evaluate and treat specific infections in long-term care facilities helps practitioners review common sites of infection, types of organisms that commonly cause disease, mechanisms impacting the spread and transfer of infection, and strategies to formulate policies and procedures for infection control in geriatric facilities presents methods to establish effective infection control programs clearly outlines techniques to combat drug-resistant organisms includes essential data on emergency response to an outbreak 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.