scholarly journals Antimicrobial use in UK long-term care facilities: results of a point prevalence survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 2083-2090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Thornley ◽  
Diane Ashiru-Oredope ◽  
Elizabeth Beech ◽  
Philip Howard ◽  
Charlotte L Kirkdale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Point Prevalence Survey ◽  
Care Facilities

The Prevalence of Fecal Colonization With VRE Among Residents of Long-Term–Care Facilities in Melbourne, Australia

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 576-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Padiglione ◽  
Elizabeth Grabsch ◽  
Rory Wolfe ◽  
Kimberly Gibson ◽  
M. Lindsay Grayson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Point Prevalence Survey ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
General Community

AbstractA point-prevalence survey performed among residents of eight nursing homes in Melbourne, Australia, found a rate of fecal VRE colonization of 3.1% (9/292; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-5.1), allvanBEnterococcusfaecium.This is a higher rate than in the general community (3.1% vs 0.2%). Many residents (16%) had been inpatients in acute-care hospitals in the previous 3 months.

Infections and use of antibiotics in residents of long-term care facilities in Hungary

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (23) ◽  
pp. 911-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Szabó ◽  
Karolina Böröcz
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Tract Infections

Introduction: Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial use are common among residents of long-term care facilities. Faced to the lack of standardized data, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control funded a project with the aim of estimating prevalence of infections and antibiotic use in European long-term care facilities. Aim: The aim of the authors was to present the results of the European survey which were obtained in Hungary. Method: In Hungary, 91 long-term care facilities with 11,823 residents participated in the point-prevalence survey in May, 2013. Results: The prevalence of infections was 2.1%. Skin and soft tissues infections were the most frequent (36%), followed by infections of the respiratory (30%) and urinary tract (21%). Antimicrobials were mostly prescribed for urinary tract infections (40.3%), respiratory tract infections (38.4%) and skin and soft tissue infections (13.2%). The most common antimicrobials (97.5%) belonged to the ATC J01 class of “antibacterials for systemic use”. Conclusions: The results emphasise the need for a national guideline and education for good practice in long-term care facilities. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(23), 911–917.

Low prevalence of Clostridium difficile colonization in patients in long-term care facilities in Graz, Austria: A point-prevalence study

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1144-1147
Author(s):  
Eva Leitner ◽  
Elisabeth Schreiner ◽  
Maria Neuhold ◽  
Michael Bozic ◽  
Christian Pux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Study ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Point Prevalence Study ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Low Prevalence

scholarly journals Current prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in long-term care facilities in the Rhine-Main district, Germany, 2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Hogardt ◽  
P Proba ◽  
D Mischler ◽  
C Cuny ◽  
V A Kempf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Urinary Catheters ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase ◽  
Current Prevalence ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Multidrug Resistant Organisms

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) and in particular multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms (MRGN) are an increasing problem in hospital care. However, data on the current prevalence of MDRO in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are rare. To assess carriage rates of MDRO in LTCF residents in the German Rhine-Main region, we performed a point prevalence survey in 2013. Swabs from nose, throat and perineum were analysed for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), perianal swabs were analysed for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms, MRGN and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). In 26 LTCFs, 690 residents were enrolled for analysis of MRSA colonisation and 455 for analysis of rectal carriage of ESBL/MRGN and VRE. Prevalences for MRSA, ESBL/MRGN and VRE were 6.5%, 17.8%, and 0.4%, respectively. MRSA carriage was significantly associated with MRSA history, the presence of urinary catheters, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes and previous antibiotic therapy, whereas ESBL/MRGN carriage was exclusively associated with urinary catheters. In conclusion, this study revealed no increase in MRSA prevalence in LTCFs since 2007. In contrast, the rate of ESBL/MRGN carriage in German LTCFs was remarkably high. In nearly all positive residents, MDRO carriage had not been known before, indicating a lack of screening efforts and/or a lack of information on hospital discharge.

scholarly journals Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Suetens ◽  
Katrien Latour ◽  
Tommi Kärki ◽  
Enrico Ricchizzi ◽  
Pete Kinross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Healthcare Associated

Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) from 2016 to 2017 included 310,755 patients from 1,209 acute care hospitals (ACH) in 28 countries and 117,138 residents from 2,221 long-term care facilities (LTCF) in 23 countries. After national validation, we estimated that 6.5% (cumulative 95% confidence interval (cCI): 5.4–7.8%) patients in ACH and 3.9% (95% cCI: 2.4–6.0%) residents in LTCF had at least one HAI (country-weighted prevalence). On any given day, 98,166 patients (95% cCI: 81,022–117,484) in ACH and 129,940 (95% cCI: 79,570–197,625) residents in LTCF had an HAI. HAI episodes per year were estimated at 8.9 million (95% cCI: 4.6–15.6 million), including 4.5 million (95% cCI: 2.6–7.6 million) in ACH and 4.4 million (95% cCI: 2.0–8.0 million) in LTCF; 3.8 million (95% cCI: 3.1–4.5 million) patients acquired an HAI each year in ACH. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to selected AMR markers was 31.6% in ACH and 28.0% in LTCF. Our study confirmed a high annual number of HAI in healthcare facilities in the EU/EEA and indicated that AMR in HAI in LTCF may have reached the same level as in ACH.

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