Selected article for: "infection prevention and respiratory illness"

Author: Patricia Rios; Amruta Radhakrishnan; Sonia M. Thomas; Nazia Darvesh; Sharon E. Straus; Andrea C. Tricco
Title: Guidelines for preventing respiratory illness in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: A rapid review of clinical practice guidelines
  • Document date: 2020_3_26
  • ID: kwncu3ji_27
    Snippet: The WHO commissioned a rapid review to address the urgent question of the infection prevention and control practices/measures for respiratory viruses in long-term care facilities that could be applied to COVID-19. A comprehensive literature search of both electronic databases and grey literature sources resulted 17 included clinical practice guidelines. None of the clinical practice guidelines specifically focused on issues related to residents w.....
    Document: The WHO commissioned a rapid review to address the urgent question of the infection prevention and control practices/measures for respiratory viruses in long-term care facilities that could be applied to COVID-19. A comprehensive literature search of both electronic databases and grey literature sources resulted 17 included clinical practice guidelines. None of the clinical practice guidelines specifically focused on issues related to residents with respiratory illness and severe comorbidities or frailty. Furthermore, none focused on issues in LMIC or different cultural contexts.

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