Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Prevention is Primary
Preventing Infections in Non-Hospital Settings: Long-Term Care
Lindsay E. Nicolle
Table 3
Assessing effectiveness of selected interventions in decreasing infections in long-term care facilities
| Study question (reference) | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Does vitamin A supplementation decrease the frequency of infection (14)? | No decrease in overall occurrence of infection with vitamin A supplementation |
| Do outcomes differ with routine percutaneous feeding tube changes compared with as- needed changes (15)? | No difference in infection or other relevant outcomes with routine tube changes |
| Does treatment to eradicate MRSAa colonization decrease the frequency of MRSA infection (16)? | No decrease in infection with antimicrobial therapy |
| Does the frequency of symptomatic urinary infection differ with clean or sterile intermittent catheterization (17)? | No difference in frequency of infection or antimicrobial use |
aMRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
