Long-Term Care Respiratory Pathogens
Long-term care facilities can track weekly data on respiratory pathogens (RP) for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN.
LTCF September 2024 Pre-Release Updates [PDF – 167 KB] – September 2024
LTCF October 2024 Post-Release Updates [PDF – 127 KB] – October 2024
Topic: NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens Updates
Initial Webinar: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar on December 11:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_XUstZ8zQTRG5WqqygPwShA
Topic: NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens Updates
Webinar replay: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for the webinar replay on January 7:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Sd8zLQXEQCWl9vKCrfJcpw#/registration
LTCF Resident
- LTCF Weekly RPV Summary Protocol for Residents [PDF – 300 KB] – September 2024
- Weekly Respiratory Pathogen Summary for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (57.218) [PDF – 216 KB] September 2024
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 356 KB] – September 2024
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LTCF Healthcare Personnel
- LTCF Weekly Protocol for HCP [PDF – 350 KB] – September 2024
- Healthcare Personnel Summary (Form 57.219) (cdc.gov) – January 2024
- Table of Instructions (57.219) – January 2024
Weekly RP Summary Group and Facility Upload CSV Instructions [PDF – 889 KB] – September 2024
LTCF Resident
Variable Description and File Layout [PDF – 161 KB] – September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 375 B] – September 2024
LTCF Healthcare Personnel
Variable Description and File Layout [PDF – 303 KB]– September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 534 B] – September 2024
Person Level Forms: a How To Guide [PDF – 3 MB]– September 2024
LTCF Resident
Optional Person Level Reporting for Long Term Care Residents (Form 57.216) [PDF – 264 KB] – September 2024
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 314 KB]– December 2024
LTCF Healthcare Personnel
Optional Person Level Reporting for Healthcare Personnel (Form 57.217) [PDF – 270 KB]– September 2024
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 357 KB]– December 2024
Note: All data collection forms are print-only.
Person Level Group and Facility Upload CSV Instructions [PDF – 764 KB]
LTCF Resident
Variable Description and File layout [PDF – 305 KB] – September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 1 KB] – September 2024
LTCF Healthcare Personnel
Variable Description and File layout [PDF – 305 KB] – September 2024
- .csv example (12.3.0) [XLS – 1 KB] – September 2024
