Serious Infections and Outbreaks Occurring in LTCFs
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There have been a number of serious infections and outbreaks reported in long-term care facilities.
Nursing Homes
- Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Associated with a Long-Term Care Facility – West Virginia, 2009-2011
- Investigation of a Prolonged Group A Streptococcal Outbreak Among Residents of a Skilled Nursing Facility, Georgia, 2009–2012external icon
- Invasive Group A Streptococcus in a Skilled Nursing Facility – Pennsylvania, 2009-2010
- Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus among Persons Undergoing Blood Glucose Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities – Mississippi, North Carolina, and Los Angeles County, California, 2003-2004
- Norovirus Activity – United States, 2006-2007
- Hospitalizations and Mortality Associated With Norovirus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes, 2009-2010external icon
- Outbreaks of Human Metapneumovirus in Two Skilled Nursing Facilities – West Virginia and Idaho, 2011–2012
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility – Nebraska, 2014
- Outbreaks of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) among Long-Term Care Facility Residents – Three States, 2009
Assisted Living Facilities
- Notes from the Field: Transmission of HBV Among Assisted-Living-Facility Residents – Virginia, 2012
- Multiple Outbreaks of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Related to Assisted Monitoring of Blood Glucose among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities – Virginia, 2009-2011
- Notes from the Field: Deaths from Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in an Assisted Living Facility – North Carolina, August-October 2010
- Notes from the field: Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Illness in an Assisted-Living Facility – Colorado, 2012
Respiratory Infections
- Outbreaks of Human Metapneumovirus in Two Skilled Nursing Facilities – West Virginia and Idaho, 2011–2012
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility – Nebraska, 2014
- Outbreaks of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) among Long-Term Care Facility Residents – Three States, 2009
- Notes from the field: Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Illness in an Assisted-Living Facility – Colorado, 2012
- Severe Influenza Among Children and Young Adults with Neurologic and Neurodevelopmental Conditions – Ohio, 2011
Hepatitis Outbreaks
- Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus among Persons Undergoing Blood Glucose Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities – Mississippi, North Carolina, and Los Angeles County, California, 2003-2004
- Notes from the Field: Transmission of HBV Among Assisted-Living-Facility Residents – Virginia, 2012
- Multiple Outbreaks of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Related to Assisted Monitoring of Blood Glucose among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities – Virginia, 2009-2011
- Notes from the Field: Deaths from Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in an Assisted Living Facility – North Carolina, August-October 2010
Page last reviewed: May 28, 2020
