Differences in hand hygiene behavior related to the contamination risk of healthcare activities in different groups of healthcare workers.

abstract：:More than 90% of Thai hospitals surveyed reported implementing environmental cleaning and disinfection (ECD) protocols. Hospital epidemiologist presence was associated with the existence of an ECD checklist (P=.01) and of ECD auditing (P=.001), while good and excellent hospital administrative support were associated w...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Apisarnthanarak A,Weber DJ,Ratz D,Saint S,Khawcharoenporn T,Greene MT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thorough counseling with emphasis on the importance of mosquito bite avoidance, as well as on compliance with prophylactic antimalarial regimens, remains an important task for the physician preparing a patient for international travel. Chloroquine continues to be the drug of choice for prophylaxis in areas not reporti...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rangel-Frausto MS,Edmond MB

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the appropriateness of antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for major surgery in Korea. DESIGN:Retrospective study using a written survey for each patient who underwent arthroplasty, colon surgery, or hysterectomy. SETTING:Six tertiary hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. PATIENTS:From each ho...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Choi WS,Song JY,Hwang JH,Kim NS,Cheong HJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clonal dissemination of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). SETTING:Neonatal intensive care unit of a 180-bed, university-affiliated general hospital. PATIENTS:Neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between March 1999 and October 2000, from whom CNS were ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bogado I,Limansky A,Sutich E,Marchiaro P,Marzi M,Putero J,Viale A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Two pilot studies were conducted to produce efficacy data on an observational tool designed to assess the use of Universal Precautions (UP) in patient care settings. The instrument addresses barrier precautions, hand-washing, handling of sharps, and avoidance of unprotected mouth to mouth resuscitation. DES...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gauthier DK,Turner JG,Langley LG,Neil CJ,Rush PL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare patient outcomes when percutaneous feeding tubes were changed routinely each month or only when necessary (prn). DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, nonblinded crossover study of 6 months of routine monthly changes compared with 6 months of prn changes. SETTING:416-bed long-term-care facility. PATIE...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Graham S,Sim G,Laughren R,Chicoine J,Stephenson E,Leche G,McIntyre M,Murray D,Aoki FY,Nicolle LE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using samples collected for VRE surveillance, we evaluated unit admission prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) perirectal colonization and whether CRE carriers (unknown to staff) were on contact precautions for other indications. CRE colonization at unit admission was infrequent (3.9%). Most CRE...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Goodman KE,Simner PJ,Klein EY,Kazmi AQ,Gadala A,Rock C,Tamma PD,Cosgrove SE,Maragakis LL,Milstone AM,CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Central line-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) rates are a key quality metric for comparing hospital quality and safety. Traditional BSI surveillance may be limited by interrater variability. We assessed whether a computer-automated method of central line-associated BSI detection can improve the validity...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lin MY,Woeltje KF,Khan YM,Hota B,Doherty JA,Borlawsky TB,Stevenson KB,Fridkin SK,Weinstein RA,Trick WE,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program.

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To devise a system for surveying the frequency of nosocomial infections in a tertiary care hospital in a developing country. DESIGN:Prospective selective surveillance by nurses of the charts of patients at high risk for nosocomial infections, as identified by a form completed by resident physicians. The sens...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lima NL,Pereira CR,Souza IC,Facanha MC,Lima AA,Guerrant RL,Farr BM

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a multifaceted hospitalwide quality improvement program that featured an intervention to remind physicians to remove unnecessary urinary catheters. METHODS:A hospitalwide preintervention-postintervention study was conducted over 2 years (July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006). The i...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Apisarnthanarak A,Thongphubeth K,Sirinvaravong S,Kitkangvan D,Yuekyen C,Warachan B,Warren DK,Fraser VJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve nosocomial outbreaks over 14 years at a tertiary-care center in Mexico are described. Overall mortality was 25.8%, one half due to pneumonia. The most common organism was Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Incidence was three outbreaks per 10,000 discharges; outbreak-related infections comprised 1.56% of all nosocomial in...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ostrosky-Zeichner L,Baez-Martinez R,Rangel-Frausto MS,Ponce-de-León S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Despite significant advances in technological methods for hand hygiene surveillance, a lack of evidence prohibits comparison of systems to one another or against the current gold standard of direct observation. OBJECTIVE To validate a hand hygiene monitoring technology (HHMT) designed to capture hand hygien...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Limper HM,Slawsky L,Garcia-Houchins S,Mehta S,Hershow RC,Landon E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection control in British nursing homes is different from that in U.S. nursing homes in seveal ways. Most British nursing homes, for example, do not have a designated on-site infection control nurse, and several agencies are responsible for regulatory oversight. This article discusses the state of infection control...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Mayon-White R,Grant-Casey J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 49 long-term care facility residents, 21 (43%) were colonized with 2 or more distinct strains of Escherichia coli. There were no significant risk factors for colonization with multiple strains of E. coli. These results suggest that future efforts to efficiently identify the diversity of colonizing strains will be c...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lautenbach E,Tolomeo P,Black N,Maslow JN

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and to identify modifiable risk factors among patients with hematologic malignancies. SETTING:A hematology-oncology unit with high prevalence of VRE colonization. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with hematologic malignancies a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Almyroudis NG,Lesse AJ,Hahn T,Samonis G,Hazamy PA,Wongkittiroch K,Wang ES,McCarthy PL Jr,Wetzler M,Segal BH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) in bacteremias continues to be controversial. Until the 1970s, CNS were mostly recognized as contaminants, being part of the cutaneous flora. Since then, several studies have reported increasing incidence and severity of infections due to CNS. PURPOSE:To re...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Thylefors JD,Harbarth S,Pittet D

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized in French public hospitals. DESIGN:A 2-month survey that included 163,573 patients and 140,114 admissions. SETTING AND PATIENTS:Forty-three public or public-affiliated hospitals throughout France, includ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hôpital Propre II Study Group.

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococci account for less than 1% of all surgical wound infections but are an important cause of nosocomial outbreaks. We report here a cluster of four group A streptococcal infections that occurred within an 11-day period on a single surgical service. The index case presented with toxic shock-like syndrom...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Jamieson FB,Green K,Low DE,Simor AE,Goldman C,Ng J,McGeer A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2011, institutional requirements for pertussis vaccination of healthcare personnel were reported by nearly one-third of surveyed US hospitals. Requirements often applied to personnel with certain clinical responsibilities, such as those caring for infants. Healthcare personnel who were not on an institution's payro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Miller BL,Ahmed F,Lindley MC,Wortley PM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple cultures were positive for Bacillus cereus during routine quality assurance testing of a pharmacy robot that prepares intravenous medications. An investigation confirmed bacterial contamination of the robot as well as drug product made by the robot. The process and outcomes of the investigation are described ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Cluck D,Williamson JC,Glasgo M,Diekema D,Sherertz R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the identification, management, and clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) during the peak period of activity of the 2009 pandemic strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (2009 H1N1). DESIGN:Retrospective review of electronic medical records. PATIENT...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Metzger KE,Black SR,Jones RC,Nelson SR,Robicsek A,Trenholme GM,Lavin MA,Weber SG,Garcia-Houchins S,Landon E,Parada JP,Gerber SI

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review cases of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and to evaluate whether the risk factors and epidemiology of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia have changed from early reports. DESIGN:Retrospective case-comparison study of community-onset MRSA (n = 26) and methicillin-susc...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Johnson LB,Bhan A,Pawlak J,Manzor O,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:States have established public reporting of hospital-associated (HA) infections-including those of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-but do not account for hospital case mix or postdischarge events. OBJECTIVE:Identify facility-level characteristics associated with HA-MRSA infection admissio...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tehrani DM,Phelan MJ,Cao C,Billimek J,Datta R,Nguyen H,Kwark H,Huang SS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate changes in antimicrobial use during COVID-19 and after implementation of a multispecialty COVID-19 clinical guidance team compared to pre-COVID-19 antimicrobial use. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:Tertiary-care academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Internal medicine and medical ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Staub MB,Beaulieu RM,Graves J,Nelson GE

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine hospital-related risk factors for surgical-site infection (SSI) following hip arthroplasty. DESIGN:Prospective, multicenter cohort study based on surveillance data and data collected through a structured telephone interview. With the use of multilevel logistic regression, the independent effect ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Geubbels EL,Wille JC,Nagelkerke NJ,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Grobbee DE,de Boer AS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine glove use and handwashing practices, the factors associated with infection control practices, and the frequency of potential microbial transmission in a long-term-care facility (LTCF). DESIGN:Observational study of 230 staff-resident interactions in an LTCF. We recorded resident characteristics...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Thompson BL,Dwyer DM,Ussery XT,Denman S,Vacek P,Schwartz B

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To reconstruct the infection curve for the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan and to ascertain the temporal changes in the daily number of infections that occurred during the course of the outbreak. METHOD:Back-projection method. RESULTS:The peaks of the epidemic correspond we...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Yip PS,Hsieh YH,Xu Y,Lam KF,King CC,Chang HL

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current efforts to contain anti-microbial costs in hospitals are based on restricting drugs. We explored the effects of unsolicited case-specific recommendations to physicians to discontinue parenteral antimicrobial therapy in medically stable patients with pneumonia, in order to shorten hospital length of s...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ehrenkranz NJ,Nerenberg DE,Shultz JM,Slater KC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the predictors of 7-day mortality in older adult patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after controlling for comorbidity using the Charlson weighted index of comorbidity (WIC) and to identify the risk factors associated with bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). DES...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bader MS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the frequency and relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates to determine whether healthcare workers, the environment, or admitted patients could be a reservoir for MRSA on a burn trauma unit (BTU). We also assessed risk factors for MRSA colonization among BTU patie...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schweizer M,Ward M,Cobb S,McDanel J,Leder L,Wibbenmeyer L,Latenser B,Diekema D,Herwaldt L

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00