Standardized surveillance of hemodialysis vascular access infections: 18-month experience at an outpatient, multifacility hemodialysis center.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Laboratory investigations were initiated with a povidone-iodine antiseptic solution that was intrinsically contaminated with Pseudomonas cepacia. These investigations were helpful in understanding the microbicidal and chemical properties of iodophor solutions and the mechanism by which P cepacia can survive i...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Anderson RL,Vess RW,Carr JH,Bond WW,Panlilio AL,Favero MS

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manual surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) after total hip or knee arthroplasty is time-consuming and prone to error. Semiautomated surveillance based on routine care data extracted from electronic health records can retrospectively identify deep SSIs and substantially reduce workload while maintaining 100...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sips ME,Bonten MJM,van Mourik MSM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How the media communicate and how the scientific community influences the media are important factors to consider in the public health response to emerging pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Social representation theory suggests that the media link "the threatening" to commonplace "ancho...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Perencevich EN,Treise DM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a cohort study was performed in a university hospital. Contact precautions alone were not effective in reducing transmission of VRE. Strict isolation of affected patients in private rooms, i...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Yoonchang SW,Peck KR,Kim OS,Lee JH,Lee NY,Oh WS,Song JH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the efficacy of a washer-disinfector in eliminating selected healthcare-associated pathogens from surgical instruments. Our results showed that a washer-disinfector was extremely effective in eliminating microorganisms (>7-log(10) reduction), including vegetative and spore-forming bacte...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rutala WA,Gergen MF,Weber DJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An episode of acute hepatitis in a patient with hemophilia during immunoadsorption therapy initially was misinterpreted as a reactivated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but ultimately was shown to be an exogenous reinfection during cohort treatment with another HCV-positive patient. This incident illustrates that p...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kaiser R,Geulen O,Matz B,Brackmann HH,Spengler U,Kramer MH,Exner M,Nettekoven W,Ko YD,Zeitler H,Vetter H

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If you have calculated a confidence interval for an infection rate and found the interval extending into meaningless negative numbers, chances are the error is due to use of approximation formulae. Many of us unknowingly were taught to use the Wald approximation, which does not always approximate the exact binomial di...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Birnbaum D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data on the resources and staff compensation of hospital epidemiology and infection control (HEIC) departments are limited and do not reflect current roles and responsibilities, including the public reporting of healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to obtain information to assist HEIC profession...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wright SB,Ostrowsky B,Fishman N,Deloney VM,Mermel L,Perl TM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify delayed prophylaxis from a pre-existing database and strategies to improve performance. SETTING:A skilled nursing facility with 14 floors (4 buildings). The "outbreak unit" was a 50- to 60-bed floor. METHODS:We performed surveillance during six seasons using one protocol. Prophylaxis was started...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Drinka PJ,Krause P,Nest L,Gravenstein S,Goodman B,Shult P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent to which the use of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene has been adopted by US hospitals is unknown. A survey of infection control coordinators (response rate, 516 [72%] of 719) revealed that most hospitals (436 [84%] of 516) have adopted alcohol-based handrub. Leadership support and staff receptivity pl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Mody L,Saint S,Kaufman SR,Kowalski C,Krein SL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are emerging worldwide. Contact precautions are recommended for known ESBL-E carriers to control the spread of ESBL-E within hospitals. OBJECTIVE This study quantified the acquisition of ESBL-E rectal carriage among patients in Dutch hospit...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kluytmans-van den Bergh MFQ,van Mens SP,Haverkate MR,Bootsma MCJ,Kluytmans JAJW,Bonten MJM,SoM Study Group and the R-GNOSIS Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Older adults often have atypical presentation of illness and are particularly vulnerable to influenza and its sequelae, making the validity of influenza case definitions particularly relevant. We sought to assess the performance of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) crite...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Andrew MK,McElhaney JE,McGeer AA,Hatchette TF,Leblanc J,Webster D,Bowie W,Poirier A,Nichols MK,McNeil SA,Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Serious Outcomes Surveillance Network Investigators.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed bacterial or fungal coinfections in COVID-19 patients admitted between March 1 and April 18, 2020 (152 of 4,267, 3.6%). Among these patients, mortality was 57%; 74% were intubated; 51% with bacteremia had central venous catheters. Time to culture positivity was 6-7 days, and 79% had received prior antibiot...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nori P,Cowman K,Chen V,Bartash R,Szymczak W,Madaline T,Punjabi Katiyar C,Jain R,Aldrich M,Weston G,Gialanella P,Corpuz M,Gendlina I,Guo Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of detergent and friction on removal of traditional biofilm and cyclic-buildup biofilm (CBB) from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) channels and to evaluate the efficacy of glutaraldehyde to kill residual bacteria after cleaning. METHODS:PTFE channels were exposed to artificial test soi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ribeiro MM,Graziano KU,Olson N,França R,Alfa MJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To reveal the source of a nosocomial outbreak of colonization and infection with a strain of Serratia marcescens positive for Guiana extended-spectrum beta-lactamase 1 (GES-1) that occurred among patients in a neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) in a Dutch university medical center from May 2002 through M...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： de Vries JJ,Baas WH,van der Ploeg K,Heesink A,Degener JE,Arends JP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better define the role of multiple risk factors for cytotoxic Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:A Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PATIENTS:Thirty-three case patients with C difficile-associated diarrhea. Two control groups were used: one group consisted of 32...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nelson DE,Auerbach SB,Baltch AL,Desjardin E,Beck-Sague C,Rheal C,Smith RP,Jarvis WR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the long-term-care setting and the risk to nursing home residents is still unknown. Few studies have been done in community-based nursing homes, and most have focused on colonization rather than infection rates. Concerns about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bradley SF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air conditioner condensates have not been previously associated with cases of Legionnaires' disease. We report the possible transmission of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 from a malfunctioning automobile air conditioning system's leaking water onto the floorboard of a car driven for a long distance by the patient....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Pinar A,Ramirez JA,Schindler LL,Miller RD,Summersgill JT

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 300 advanced cancer patients with potential urinary tract infection (UTI), 19 had symptomatic UTI. Among remaining patients (n = 281), 21% had asymptomatic bacteriuria or candiduria, and 14% received inappropriate therapy for 279 antimicrobial days. Bacteriuria or candiduria predicted antimicrobial therapy. At 1...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Datta R,Wang T,Zhu M,Dembry LM,Han L,Allore H,Quagliarello V,Juthani-Mehta M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been associated with significant risk of in-hospital mortality. The acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score was developed and validated for use among intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but its utili...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Stevens V,Lodise TP,Tsuji B,Stringham M,Butterfield J,Dodds Ashley E,Brown K,Forrest A,Brown J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Taiwan in 2003 was worsened by hospital infections, we analyzed 229 questionnaires (84.8% of 270 sent) completed by surveyed healthcare workers who cared for patients with SARS in 3 types of hospitals, to identify surveillance problems. Atypical clinical...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shih FY,Yen MY,Wu JS,Chang FK,Lin LW,Ho MS,Hsiung CA,Su IJ,Marx MA,Sobel H,King CC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococcus is an uncommon but important cause of nosocomial infections. Outbreaks of infection most often have occurred in surgical or obstetrical patients. We describe an outbreak of severe group A streptococcal infections that occurred on a medical unit of a community hospital. Within an 8-day period, thr...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ramage L,Green K,Pyskir D,Simor AE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technology of intravenous catheter access ports has evolved from open ports covered by removable caps to more-sophisticated, closed versions containing mechanical valves. We report a significant increase in catheter-related bloodstream infections after the introduction of a new needle-free positive-pressure mechan...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Maragakis LL,Bradley KL,Song X,Beers C,Miller MR,Cosgrove SE,Perl TM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overall IDSA/SIS intra-abdominal infection guideline compliance was not associated with improved outcomes; however, there was a longer time to active therapy (P=.024) and higher mortality (P=.077) if empiric therapy was too narrow per guidelines. These findings support the need for the implementation of customized ins...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Huang LL,Van Schooneveld TC,Huang RD,Olsen KM,Rupp ME,Gross AE

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a home care service during a 4-month period. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:A home care service located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted to the home care service during this period, their household contact...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rozenbaum R,Silva-Carvalho MC,Souza RR,Melo MC,Gobbi CN,Coelho LR,Ferreira RL,Ferreira-Carvalho BT,Schuenck AL,Neves FM,Silva LR,Figueiredo AM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different sequentially applied post-varicella zoster virus (VZV) exposure management strategies were employed over a 43-month period. We began by using a standard post-exposure protocol in which 50 susceptible healthcare workers (HCW) involved in hospital exposures were furloughed from work at a loss to the hosp...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Josephson A,Karanfil L,Gombert ME

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness and efficiency of 17 housekeepers in terminal cleaning 292 hospital rooms was evaluated through adenosine triphosphate detection. A subgroup of housekeepers was identified who were significantly more effective and efficient than their coworkers. These optimum outliers may be used in performance impro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rupp ME,Huerta T,Cavalieri RJ,Lyden E,Van Schooneveld T,Carling P,Smith PW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared cleaning rates associated with use of a white ultraviolet (UV) powder versus a transparent UV gel among units with various degrees of previous experience with UV powder. The study outcome was the presence of discordant cleaning (removal of powder without the removal of gel, or vice versa). We found higher ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Munoz-Price LS,Fajardo-Aquino Y,Arheart KL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ambulatory healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur frequently in children and are associated with morbidity. Less is known about ambulatory HAI costs. This study estimated additional costs associated with pediatric ambulatory central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), catheter-associated ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rinke ML,Oyeku SO,Ford WJH,Heo M,Saiman L,DeLaMora P,Rabin B,Zachariah P,Rosenberg RE,Mirhaji P,Obaro-Best O,Drasher M,Klein E,Peshansky A,Bundy DG

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is often controversial, and existing guidelines differ in important ways. OBJECTIVE:To determine both the range of practices involved in obtaining blood culture samples and how central line-associated infections are diagnosed and to o...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Beekmann SE,Diekema DJ,Huskins WC,Herwaldt L,Boyce JM,Sherertz RJ,Polgreen PM,Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network.

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00