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Infectious Disease Management With the congregate living of frail older adults in various long-term care settings comes a hieghtened importance of infectious disease prevention and control of transmission. The medical directors of long-term care facilities must stay abreast of such topics. Physicians, nurse practitioners and physican assistants must play a role in minimizing the risks associated with communicable diseases as they care for patients in long-term care settings. Influenza Influenza is a respiratory disease that can cause substantial illness and death among long-term care facility residents and illness among personnel in long-term care facilities. Thus, each season, long-term care facility staff should be prepared to... MRSA and VRE Colonization and infection with antibiotic resistant organisms such as MRSA and VRE are frequent issues that require infection control decisions that protect residents and staff while considering the optimal treatment, personal rights and quality of... Select a Topic >> Influenza MRSA and VRE