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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-5-2017
Abstract
Purpose of Review: Nursing home residents are at high risk for colonization and infection with bacterial pathogens that are multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). We discuss challenges and potential solutions to support implementing effective infection prevention and control practices in nursing homes. Recent Findings: Challenges include a paucity of evidence that addresses MDRO transmission during the care of nursing home residents, limited staff resources in nursing homes, insufficient infection prevention education in nursing homes, and perceptions by nursing home staff that isolation and contact precautions negatively influence the well being of their residents. Summary: A small number of studies provide evidence that specifically address these challenges. Their outcomes support a paradigm shift that moves infection prevention and control practices away from a pathogen-specific approach and toward one that focuses on resident risk factors.
Keywords
clostridium difficile, infection prevention and control, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, multidrug-resistant organisms, nursing home
Language
English
Publication Title
Current Infectious Disease Reports
Grant
CRE-12-291
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Recommended Citation
Dumyati, G., Stone, N.D., Nace, D.A. et al. Challenges and Strategies for Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Transmission in Nursing Homes. Curr Infect Dis Rep 19, 18 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-017-0576-7
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