CDC issues new guidelines on pneumococcal vaccine, says LTC flu vaccination rates remain low
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 19, 2014
Long-term care workers continued to have low rates of flu vaccination last season, despite there being 92% vaccination coverage overall among physicians and nurses, the Centers for Disease Control and...
‘Breakthrough’ index should inform antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes, other healthcare...
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 07, 2014
A new index that will help track and control antibiotic resistance in healthcare facilities will be released in July, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.