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. 2008 Sep 9;36(7):504–535. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.06.001

Table 1.

Common long-term care facility epidemics

Respiratory:
 Influenza
 Tuberculosis
 S pneumoniae
 Chlamydia pneumoniae
 Legionella spp
 Other respiratory viruses (Parainfluenza, RSV)
Gastrointestinal: (may be foodborne)
 Viral gastroenteritis (Norovirus, etc)
 Clostridium difficile
 Salmonellosis
 E coli 0157:H7 colitis
Other infections:
 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
 Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
 Group A Streptococcus
 Scabies
 Conjunctivitis