| Literature DB >> 32340639 |
Austin R Penna1, Christina L Sancken1, Nimalie D Stone1, Taniece R Eure1, Wendy Bamberg2, Grant Barney3, Devra Barter2, Stacy Carswell4, Paula Clogher5, Ghinwa Dumyati3,6, Christina B Felsen3,6, Linda Frank7, Deborah Godine7, Helen Johnston2, Marion A Kainer8, Linda Li9, Ruth Lynfield10, J P Mahoehney10, Joelle Nadle7, Rebecca Pierce11, Susan M Ray4,12, Sarah Shrum Davis13, Marla Sievers13, Lucy E Wilson9, Alexia Y Zhang11, Shelley S Magill1, Nicola D Thompson1.
Abstract
Acute change in mental status (ACMS), defined by the Confusion Assessment Method, is used to identify infections in nursing home residents. A medical record review revealed that none of 15,276 residents had an ACMS documented. Using the revised McGeer criteria with a possible ACMS definition, we identified 296 residents and 21 additional infections. The use of a possible ACMS definition should be considered for retrospective nursing home infection surveillance.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32340639 PMCID: PMC8668157 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.77
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254