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2011-06-02Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/817
Clusters of infectious diseases in German nursing homes – observations from a prospective infection surveillance study, October 2008 to August 2009
dc.contributor.authorSchulz, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorMielke, Martin
dc.contributor.authorWischnewski, Nicoletta
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T14:39:37Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T14:39:37Z
dc.date.created2011-07-05
dc.date.issued2011-06-02none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reCwqPjr6K7/PDF/20vXlsDqn1taM.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/892
dc.description.abstractA prospective infection surveillance study was carried out among residents of seven nursing homes in and around Berlin, Germany, from October 2008 to August 2009. A considerable number of infections were found to occur in clusters. Active surveillance was carried out using pre-established case definitions of infections in nursing homes (McGeer criteria). Case finding was based on routine nursing files. Infection rates were calculated per 1,000 resident days. Clusters were identified using a pre-established definition. In total 511 residents were observed during 74,626 resident days (rd), and 393 infections occurred in 243 participants, giving an overall incidence of infection of 5.3 per 1,000 rd. The most common infections were gastrointestinal infections (n=122; 1.6/1,000 rd), acute respiratory disease (n=86; 1.2/1,000 rd) and urinary tract infections (n=71; 1.0/1,000 rd). Seven clusters involving 74 infections in 57 residents were observed: three of acute respiratory disease, three of acute gastrointestinal disease and one of conjunctivitis. Attack rates varied between 11% and 61%. Clusters occurred frequently in the observed nursing homes and could be detected by infection surveillance based on routine documentation.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
dc.subjectAdulteng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectGastroenteritis/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectCluster Analysiseng
dc.subjectMaleeng
dc.subjectMiddle Agedeng
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillanceeng
dc.subjectAgedeng
dc.subjectRespiratory Tract Infections/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectCross Infection/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectCross Infection/transmissioneng
dc.subjectComorbidityeng
dc.subjectProspective Studieseng
dc.subjectAged 80 and overeng
dc.subjectDisease Susceptibilityeng
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases/nursingeng
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases/transmissioneng
dc.subjectCross Infection/nursingeng
dc.subjectNursing Homes/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectNursing Recordseng
dc.subjectUrinary Tract Infections/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectUrinary Tract Infections/transmissioneng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleClusters of infectious diseases in German nursing homes – observations from a prospective infection surveillance study, October 2008 to August 2009
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10014542
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/817
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