Practice Guideline for Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long‐Term Care Facilities
2001; Wiley; Volume: 49; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49999.x
ISSN1532-5415
AutoresDavid W. Bentley, Suzanne Bradley, Kevin P. High, Stephen C. Schoenbaum, George Taler, Thomas T. Yoshikawa,
Tópico(s)Emergency and Acute Care Studies
ResumoJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVolume 49, Issue 2 p. 210-222 Practice Guideline for Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities David W. Bentley, David W. Bentley Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri;Search for more papers by this authorSuzanne Bradley, Suzanne Bradley University of Michigan School of Medicine, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan;Search for more papers by this authorKevin High, Kevin High Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina;Search for more papers by this authorStephen Schoenbaum, Stephen Schoenbaum Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Commonwealth Fund, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this authorGeorge Taler, George Taler Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC;Search for more papers by this authorThomas T. Yoshikawa, Thomas T. Yoshikawa Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Martin Luther King, Jr.—Charles R. Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Committee chair.Search for more papers by this author David W. Bentley, David W. Bentley Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri;Search for more papers by this authorSuzanne Bradley, Suzanne Bradley University of Michigan School of Medicine, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan;Search for more papers by this authorKevin High, Kevin High Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina;Search for more papers by this authorStephen Schoenbaum, Stephen Schoenbaum Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Commonwealth Fund, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this authorGeorge Taler, George Taler Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC;Search for more papers by this authorThomas T. Yoshikawa, Thomas T. Yoshikawa Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Martin Luther King, Jr.—Charles R. Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Committee chair.Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 December 2001 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49999.xCitations: 46 Address correspondence to Dr. Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Dept. of Internal Medicine (MP-11), King-Drew Medical Center, 12021 S. Wilmington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059 ([email protected]). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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