Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain

Summary: Infections in long term care facilities (LTCF) are common and are considered a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Endemic infections and outbreaks are observed in LTCF. Of particular concern is the growth of multi-drug resistant organisms. A study was conducted in the Kingdom of Bahrai...

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Main Authors: Jameela Al Salman, Rawan A. Al Agha, Yazen A. Mussayab, Abbas F. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034114000422
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spelling doaj-084d66ff5aed43bca040d5b364fe65702020-11-25T00:26:47ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412014-09-0175392399Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of BahrainJameela Al Salman0Rawan A. Al Agha1Yazen A. Mussayab2Abbas F. Hassan3Head of Internal Medicine Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain; Corresponding author. Tel.: +973 36515138.Resident in Internal Medicine Department, Manama, BahrainResident in Internal Medicine Department, Manama, BahrainResident in Internal Medicine Department, Manama, BahrainSummary: Infections in long term care facilities (LTCF) are common and are considered a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Endemic infections and outbreaks are observed in LTCF. Of particular concern is the growth of multi-drug resistant organisms. A study was conducted in the Kingdom of Bahrain concerning infections among the residents in a LTCF. The aim was to define the rate, type and outcomes of institutional infections. The different treatment modalities and antimicrobials used were evaluated. Our facility cares for the elderly and a heterogeneous group of patients from different populations (e.g., mentally retarded, bedbound due to various disabilities and other forms of consciousness impairment such as post stroke disability, cerebral palsy and anoxic brain damage). The initial span of six months was changed to seven months to increase the sample size and improve the data analysis. This was a prospective study conducted in Muharaq Geriatric Hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study was conducted over seven months from January 2013 to July 2013 on 104 patients. During that period, patients with new positive cultures from different sites were included. The clinical features, microbiological features and outcomes of the bacteremic episodes were included. The information was collected by a questionnaire created by the research team. From a total of 104 patients staying in the LTFC, 19 had positive cultures from different sites at different times. The study showed that infections are common, especially urinary tract infections. Keywords: Infection, Antimicrobials, Geriatric, Vaccination, Isolationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034114000422
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Yazen A. Mussayab
Abbas F. Hassan
Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain
Journal of Infection and Public Health
author_facet Jameela Al Salman
Rawan A. Al Agha
Yazen A. Mussayab
Abbas F. Hassan
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title Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain
title_short Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain
title_full Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain
title_fullStr Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain
title_full_unstemmed Infection in long term care facility in the kingdom of Bahrain
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publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Infection and Public Health
issn 1876-0341
publishDate 2014-09-01
description Summary: Infections in long term care facilities (LTCF) are common and are considered a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Endemic infections and outbreaks are observed in LTCF. Of particular concern is the growth of multi-drug resistant organisms. A study was conducted in the Kingdom of Bahrain concerning infections among the residents in a LTCF. The aim was to define the rate, type and outcomes of institutional infections. The different treatment modalities and antimicrobials used were evaluated. Our facility cares for the elderly and a heterogeneous group of patients from different populations (e.g., mentally retarded, bedbound due to various disabilities and other forms of consciousness impairment such as post stroke disability, cerebral palsy and anoxic brain damage). The initial span of six months was changed to seven months to increase the sample size and improve the data analysis. This was a prospective study conducted in Muharaq Geriatric Hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study was conducted over seven months from January 2013 to July 2013 on 104 patients. During that period, patients with new positive cultures from different sites were included. The clinical features, microbiological features and outcomes of the bacteremic episodes were included. The information was collected by a questionnaire created by the research team. From a total of 104 patients staying in the LTFC, 19 had positive cultures from different sites at different times. The study showed that infections are common, especially urinary tract infections. Keywords: Infection, Antimicrobials, Geriatric, Vaccination, Isolation
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