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Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nimalie D. Stone ,
Muhammad S. Ashraf ,
Jennifer Calder ,
Christopher J. Crnich ,
Kent Crossley ,
Paul J. Drinka ,
Carolyn V. Gould ,
Manisha Juthani-Mehta ,
Ebbing Lautenbach  and
Mark Loeb
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Nimalie D. Stone*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Muhammad S. Ashraf
Affiliation:
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Jennifer Calder
Affiliation:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Christopher J. Crnich
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin and William S. Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Kent Crossley
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Paul J. Drinka
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carolyn V. Gould
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Manisha Juthani-Mehta
Affiliation:
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Ebbing Lautenbach
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mark Loeb
Affiliation:
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Taranisia MacCannell
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Preeti N. Malani
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lona Mody
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joseph M. Mylotte
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Lindsay E. Nicolle
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Mary-Claire Roghmann
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia University of Wisconsin and William S. Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Steven J. Schweon
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Andrew E. Simor
Affiliation:
University of Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Philip W. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Kurt B. Stevenson
Affiliation:
Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio
Suzanne F. Bradley
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
1600 Clifton Road NE, DHQP/CDC, Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, GA 30333 (nstone@cdc.gov)
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Abstract

Infection surveillance definitions for long-term care facilities (ie, the McGeer Criteria) have not been updated since 1991. An expert consensus panel modified these definitions on the basis of a structured review of the literature. Significant changes were made to the criteria defining urinary tract and respiratory tract infections. New definitions were added for norovirus gastroenteritis and Clostridum difficile infections.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(10):965-977

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SHEA/CDC Position Paper
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 10 , October 2012 , pp. 965 - 977
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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