Background: Intravenous therapy in the outpatient and home settings is commonplace for
many diseases and nutritional disorders. Few data are available on the rate of and risk factors …

Background: Influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia are serious health problems among
elderly people and a major cause of death in long-term care facilities. We describe the results …

Objectives:To describe the investigation and control of transmission of vancomycin-resistant
enterococci (VRE) in a residential long-term-care (LTC) setting.Outbreak Investigation:A …

Objective:To describe the use of zanamivir during an influenza A outbreak.Population:Residents
of a 176-bed long-term-care facility for the elderly in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, 90% …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of vitamin and mineral supplementation on infections
in an elderly institutionalized population. DESIGN: Eighteen‐month, randomized, placebo‐…

Objective:To estimate the frequency of, and assess risk factors for, percutaneous, mucous
membrane, and cutaneous blood contacts sustained by healthcare workers (HCWs) during the …

Objectives:To determine which influenza vaccination program characteristics were
associated with high resident vaccination rates in Canadian long-term–care facilities (LTCFs).Design:…

This study examined adult vaccination rates in Metropolitan Toronto/Peel Region following
the implementation of publicly funded adult pneumococcal and universal influenza …

Objectives:1) To compare policies and procedures for distribution of influenza and
pneumococcal vaccines to long-term care facilities for the elderly in Canada, 2) to determine …

Objectives: To investigate whether patients with improved clinical markers during their anti-TNFα
treatment experience improvements in their functional and psychological ability to …