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More than 1.5 million residents reside in United States (US) nursing homes. In recent years, the acuity of illness of nursing home residents has increased, and LTCF residents have a risk of developing HAIs that approaches the number seen in acute care hospital patients. A great deal of information has been published concerning infections in the LTCF, and infection control programs are nearly universal in that setting. This position paper reviews the literature on infections and infection control programs in the LTCF.

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"Infection Control Guidelines Issued" October 8, 2008
A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
SHEA, IDSA, AHA, APIC and The Joint Commission
Hoping to improve infection control in hospitals, the nation’s top epidemiological societies joined Wednesday with the American Hospital Association and the Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals, to issue a compendium of guidelines for preventing six lethal conditions.

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"Hand Gel Not an Infection Cure-all" January 30, 2008
Prospective, Controlled, Cross-Over Trial of Alcohol-Based Hand Gel in Critical Care Units
Mark E. Rupp, MD; Teresa Fitzgerald, RN; Susan Puumala, MS; James R. Anderson, PhD; Rita Craig, RN; Peter C. Iwen, PhD; Dawn Jourdan, RN; Janet Keuchel, RN; Nedra Marion, RN; Delayne Peterson, PA; Lee Sholtz, RN; Valerie Smith, RN

Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection.  It turns out that's not enough.