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This review provides an update on current evidence surrounding epidemiology, treatment and prevention of lower respiratory tract infection, with special reference to pneumonia and influenza, in care home residents. The care home sector is growing and provides a unique ecological niche for infections, housing frail older people with multiple co-morbidities and frequent contact with healthcare services. There are therefore considerations in the epidemiology and management of these conditions that are specific to care homes. Opportunities for prevention, in the form of vaccination strategies and improving oral hygiene, may reduce the burden of these diseases in the future. Work is needed to research these infections specifically in the care home setting, and this article highlights current gaps in our knowledge. Copyright © 2010 Cambridge University Press.
Author(s): Gordon A, Ewan V
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Reviews in Clinical Gerontology
Year: 2010
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Pages: 69-80
Print publication date: 01/02/2010
ISSN (print): 0959-2598
ISSN (electronic): 1469-9036
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959259810000043
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259810000043
