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

D. Stone, Nimalie; Salman Ashraf, Muhammad; Calder, Jennifer; J. Crnich, Christopher; Crossley, Kent; J. Drinka, Paul; V. Gould, Carolyn; Juthani‐Mehta, Manisha; Lautenbach, Ebbing; Loeb, Mark; MacCannell, Taranisia; Malani, Preeti; Mody, Lona; M. Mylotte, Joseph; E. Nicolle, Lindsay; Roghmann, Mary‐Claire; J. Schweon, Steven; E. Simor, Andrew; W. Smith, Philip; Stevenson, Kurt; Bradley, Suzanne; for Healthcare Epidemiology Long-Term Care Special Interest Group, Society

doi:10.1086/667743

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

Published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology • Sep 7, 2012

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Nimalie D. Stone

Muhammad Salman Ashraf

Jennifer Calder

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(See the commentary by Moro, on pages 978-980 .) 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 change...

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Norovirus

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