2014
A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders
Juthani-Mehta M, Van Ness PH, McGloin J, Argraves S, Chen S, Charpentier P, Miller L, Williams K, Wall D, Baker D, Tinetti M, Peduzzi P, Quagliarello VJ. A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 849-857. PMID: 25520333, PMCID: PMC4415071, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsUsual careHome residentsIntervention protocolFirst pneumoniaControl armClinical trialsNursing homesMultivariable Cox regression modelsElderly nursing home residentsCluster-randomized clinical trialImportant public health problemChlorhexidine oral rinseModifiable risk factorsRespiratory tract infectionsCox regression modelNursing home eldersPublic health problemHazard ratioPneumonia preventionSecondary outcomesTract infectionsControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeOral rinse
2012
Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria
Stone ND, Ashraf MS, Calder J, Crnich CJ, Crossley K, Drinka PJ, Gould CV, Juthani-Mehta M, Lautenbach E, Loeb M, MacCannell T, Malani PN, Mody L, Mylotte JM, Nicolle LE, Roghmann MC, Schweon SJ, Simor AE, Smith PW, Stevenson KB, Bradley SF. Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2012, 33: 965-977. PMID: 22961014, PMCID: PMC3538836, DOI: 10.1086/667743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term care facilitiesSurveillance definitionsCare facilitiesClostridum difficile infectionRespiratory tract infectionsExpert consensus panelMcGeer criteriaTract infectionsUrinary tractDifficile infectionConsensus panelNorovirus gastroenteritisInfectionStructured reviewSignificant changesGastroenteritisTract