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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2008 Sep;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