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F T Billings

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PubMed1988

Antecedent factors in urinary tract infections among nursing home patients.

By a retrospective relative risk analysis for conditions associated with urinary tract infection over a four-year period in a defined teaching nursing home population (n = 97), we reached the following conclusions: (1) UTI was associated with cerebrovascular accident (relative risk 2.2, 95% confidence interval 1.4 to 3.2), decreased activities of daily living (relative risk 2.6 to 3.2, 95% confidence interval 1.4 to 4.7), decreased mental status (relative risk 2.2, 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 3.1), urinary catheterization (relative risk 2.5, 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 3.7), and antibiotic prophylaxis (relative risk 2.1, 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 3.0). (2) Risk of UTI from urinary catheterization and antibiotic prophylaxis was additive for these functionally impaired patients. (3) Renal insufficiency, diabetes, anemia, malnutrition, age, and incontinence (without catheterization) were not related to risk of UTI.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

A teaching nursing home: the Vanderbilt experience.

A program to provide exposure to geriatrics as a teaching nursing home project was initiated at a large urban university medical center. Positive experiences, changes of attitude, and personal growth were noted among those involved in teaching, learning, and care of patients. A description of the program, its expansion, and plans for the future are detailed.

Academic Medical Centers↗
PubMed1983

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection with marrow suppression simulating acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Two cases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, with hemograms and marrow aspirates simulating acute promyelocytic leukemia, are presented. The absence of either Auer rods or abnormal granulation, as well as the clinical history of infection, are important clues to the benign nature of the process. Experimental and clinical evidence to support the role of Pseudomonas endotoxin in myeloid suppression and maturation arrest is reviewed.

Bone Marrow↗