Nursing home patients are 1.7 times more likely than other elderly patients to be admitted to hospitals for septicemia, a bloodstream infection. [Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUP, Statistical Brief #141: Transitions between Nursing Homes and Hospitals in the Elderly Population, 2009 .]
AHRQ Stats: Nursing home patients admitted more often for bloodstream infections
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