Crossley K B, Thurn J R
Department of Medicine, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, MN 55101.
Semin Respir Infect. 1989 Mar;4(1):64-72.
Pulmonary infection acquired in nursing homes has not been extensively studied. Those data that have been published about the frequency and nature of nursing home-associated pneumonias are reviewed here. It remains unclear whether or not these institutionally-acquired pneumonias differ significantly from those that would occur in an age-matched control group with community-acquired infection. Viral pneumonias are recognized as significant causes of morbidity in the elderly.
在疗养院获得性肺部感染尚未得到广泛研究。本文回顾了已发表的有关疗养院相关性肺炎的发生率和性质的资料。目前仍不清楚这些机构获得性肺炎与年龄匹配的社区获得性感染对照组中发生的肺炎是否有显著差异。病毒性肺炎被认为是老年人发病的重要原因。
