CDC: High Rate of Legionnaires’ Disease in Healthcare Facilities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 76% of US healthcare facilities reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 76% of US healthcare facilities reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease.
Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria can be found in more than 1-quarter of nursing-home residents.
The adjuvanted H7N1 vaccine was safe and immunogenic after 2 doses in adults age 65 and older, according to a new study.
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict 30-day mortality for elderly adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Risk for pneumonia should be considered when weighing the benefits and risks of benzodiazepines in patients with Alzheimer disease.
An expert Q&A with Florian Kern, PhD, deputy director of research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the UK, who makes the case that cytomegalovirus is a major driver of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Compared to infections by H1N1 or influenza B viruses, H3N2 influenza viruses have been associated with higher mortality in older adults.
Of the nursing homes reporting multidrug-resistant organism infection in the past year, 31% used isolation at least once among residents with multidrug-resistant organism infection.
Microbleeds in the brain that lead to stroke and cognitive impairment may be tied to Streptococcus mutans.
Researchers investigated the effect that antidementia drugs have on patients’ risk of developing pneumonia.