Recommendations for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes.

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Title:	Recommendations for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes.
Alternate Title:	Recomendaciones para la prevención de infecciones en residencias para mayores.
Authors:	Bouza, Emilio^1,2, Asensio, Ángel³, García Navarro, José Augusto⁴, González, Pedro⁵, Acosta Benito, Miguel Ángel⁶, Aguilar, Jesús⁷, Barberán, José⁸, Cabrera, Juliana⁹, Díez-Manglano, Jesús¹⁰, Fernández, Carlos¹¹, Fernandez-Prada, María¹², Fontán, Guadalupe¹³, Cisneros, José Miguel¹⁴, Lorenzo-Vidal, Belén¹⁵, Oliveros, Adela Martín¹⁶, Navas, Paloma¹⁷, Palomo, Esteban¹⁸, Kestler, Martha¹⁹ kestler.martha@gmail.com
Source:	Revista Española de Quimioterapia. dic2023, Vol. 36 Issue 6, p552-561. 10p.
Subjects:	NOSOCOMIAL infections, NURSING care facilities, RESPIRATORY infections, URINARY tract infections, SOFT tissue infections
Abstract (English):	Nursing homes (NH) conceptually should look as much like a home as possible. However NH have unquestionable similarities with a nosocomium as they are places where many patients with underlying diseases and comorbidities accumulate. There is evidence of transmission of microorganisms between residents and between residents and caregivers. We have not found any recommendations specifically aimed at the prevention of nosocomial infections in NH by the major Public Health Agencies and, therefore, the Health Sciences Foundation (Fundación de Ciencias de la Salud) has convened a series of experts and 14 Spanish scientific societies to discuss recommendations that could guide NH personnel in establishing written programs for the control and reduction of these infections. The present document is the result of these deliberations and contains suggestions for establishing such control programs on a voluntary and flexible basis in NH. We also hope that the document can help the health authorities to encourage this control activity in the different territorial areas of Spain. In our opinion, it is necessary to draw up a written plan and establish the figure of a coordinator or person responsible for implementing these projects. The document includes measures to be implemented and ways of quantifying the reality of different problems and of monitoring the impact of the measures established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Las residencias de ancianos (NH) aunque conceptualmente deberían parecerse lo más posible a un hogar, tienen indudables similitudes con un nosocomio ya que son lugares donde se acumulan muchos pacientes con enfermedades de base y comorbilidades y donde la transmisión de microorganismos entre residentes y entre residentes y cuidadores es frecuente. No hemos encontrado recomendaciones específicamente dirigidas a la prevención de las infecciones nosocomiales en NH por parte de las principales Agencias de Salud Pública y, por ello, la Fundación de Ciencias de la Salud ha convocado a una serie de expertos y a 14 sociedades científicas españolas para debatir recomendaciones que puedan orientar al personal de las NH en el establecimiento de programas escritos para el control y reducción de estas infecciones. El presente documento es el resultado de estas deliberaciones y contiene sugerencias para establecer dichos programas de control de forma voluntaria y flexible. También esperamos que el documento pueda ayudar a las autoridades sanitarias a fomentar esta actividad de control en los distintos ámbitos territoriales de España. En nuestra opinión, es necesario elaborar un plan por escrito y establecer la figura de un coordinador o responsable de la ejecución de estos proyectos. El documento incluye las medidas a implantar y las formas de cuantificar la realidad de los diferentes problemas y de monitorizar el impacto de las medidas establecidas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Nursing homes (NH) conceptually should look as much like a home as possible. However NH have unquestionable similarities with a nosocomium as they are places where many patients with underlying diseases and comorbidities accumulate. There is evidence of transmission of microorganisms between residents and between residents and caregivers. We have not found any recommendations specifically aimed at the prevention of nosocomial infections in NH by the major Public Health Agencies and, therefore, the Health Sciences Foundation (Fundación de Ciencias de la Salud) has convened a series of experts and 14 Spanish scientific societies to discuss recommendations that could guide NH personnel in establishing written programs for the control and reduction of these infections. The present document is the result of these deliberations and contains suggestions for establishing such control programs on a voluntary and flexible basis in NH. We also hope that the document can help the health authorities to encourage this control activity in the different territorial areas of Spain. In our opinion, it is necessary to draw up a written plan and establish the figure of a coordinator or person responsible for implementing these projects. The document includes measures to be implemented and ways of quantifying the reality of different problems and of monitoring the impact of the measures established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	02143429
DOI:	10.37201/req/078.2023