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. 1991;69(1):35-41.

Prevalence of infections and their risk factors in geriatric institutions: a one-day multicentre survey

J P Michel  1 , B Lesourd, P Conne, D Richard, C H Rapin
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Prevalence of infections and their risk factors in geriatric institutions: a one-day multicentre survey

J P Michel et al. Bull World Health Organ. 1991.

Abstract

This one-day prevalence survey of 1919 patients (74% females and 44% aged greater than or equal to 85 years) in nine geriatric hospitals, six of them located in France and three in Switzerland, indicated a high prevalence of infections in elderly institutionalized patients (infection rate: 18.7% in males and 15.4% in females). The risk factors for infection were identified and the relative risks assessed. Prevention of infections in geriatric wards should be one of the goals of every care-giver. A low rate of infection in elderly inpatients is thus likely to be associated with care of good quality.

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