Routine surveillance for infections in nursing homes: Experience at two facilities
Vlahov D, Tenney J, Cervino K, Shamer D. Routine surveillance for infections in nursing homes: Experience at two facilities. American Journal Of Infection Control 1987, 15: 47-53. PMID: 3646856, DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(87)90001-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing homesRoutine surveillanceEye infectionsGastrointestinal tractSpecial infection control measuresRespiratory tract infectionsInfection Surveillance ProgramInfection control measuresMaryland nursing homesInfection control programTract infectionsInfection definitionsIndividual patientsInfection controlInfectionSurveillance dataSurveillance programTractSurveillanceControl programsControl measuresHomePatientsPhysiciansProspective Microbiologic Surveillance in Control of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Walsh T, Vlahov D, Hansen S, Sonnenberg E, Khabbaz R, Gadacz T, Standiford H. Prospective Microbiologic Surveillance in Control of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1987, 8: 7-14. PMID: 3102395, DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700066923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusNew MRSA casesNosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA casesTracheostomy siteMRSA outbreaksNew casesNosocomial MRSA outbreaksHospital-wide effortPMS programStaphylococcus aureusFrequency of casesMicrobiologic surveillanceInfection controlQuarterly costsEarly identificationSurveillance programThird outbreakPilot studyMicrobiological surveillance programPatientsPrompt detectionInfectionNew outbreaksMonths