Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the prevention epicenter program.

abstract：BACKGROUND:States, including Illinois, have passed legislation mandating the use of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for reporting healthcare-associated infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sens...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schaefer MK,Ellingson K,Conover C,Genisca AE,Currie D,Esposito T,Panttila L,Ruestow P,Martin K,Cronin D,Costello M,Sokalski S,Fridkin S,Srinivasan A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigation of a program to eradicate amebiasis using consecutive intensive mass screenings followed by medication in a large institute for adults with mental retardation in Taiwan. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study, with 3 years of follow-up. SETTING:A large, 450-bed institution for adults with mental reta...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Su SB,Guo HR,Chuang YC,Chen KT,Lin CY

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether methodological differences explain divergent results in case-control studies examining surgery as a risk factor for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). METHODS:After case-control studies were systematically identified using PubMed, we performed a homogeneity analysis and applied models to e...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Barash JA,Johnson BT,Gregorio DI

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of an automated intraoperative alert to redose prophylactic antibiotics in prolonged cardiac operations. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled, evaluator-blinded trial. SETTING:University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS:Patients undergoing cardiac surgery that lasted more than 4 hours after the ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zanetti G,Flanagan HL Jr,Cohn LH,Giardina R,Platt R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how hand hygiene observer scheduling influences the number of events and unique individuals observed. DESIGN:We deployed a mobile sensor network to capture detailed movement data for 6 categories of healthcare workers over a 2-week period. SETTING:  University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic medical ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fries J,Segre AM,Thomas G,Herman T,Ellingson K,Polgreen PM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis of six controlled studies was performed to evaluate the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection among pediatric nurses. The pooled risk ratio for CMV infection in pediatric nurses using cumulative incidence data was statistically significant (risk ratio [RR] 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.33 - 5.5...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Flowers RH 3rd,Torner JC,Farr BM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely identification of outbreaks of hospital-associated infections is needed to implement control measures and minimize impact. Survey results from 33 hospitals indicated that most hospitals lacked a formal cluster definition and all targeted a very limited group of prespecified pathogens. Standardized, statisticall...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Baker MA,Huang SS,Letourneau AR,Kaganov RE,Peeples JR,Drees M,Platt R,Yokoe DS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in a cohort of nurses new to a London hospital was 7.6% (13 of 171), using an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) release assay, and 16.2% (24 of 148), using the tuberculin skin test. On multivariate analysis, birth in a country with tuberculosis prevalence of more than 40 case...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Khanna P,Nikolayevskyy V,Warburton F,Dobson E,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: To report the results of a surveillance study on surgical site infections (SSIs) conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). DESIGN: Cohort prospective multinational multicenter surveillance study. SETTING: Eighty-two hospitals of 66 cities in 30 countries (Argentina, Br...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rosenthal VD,Richtmann R,Singh S,Apisarnthanarak A,Kübler A,Viet-Hung N,Ramírez-Wong FM,Portillo-Gallo JH,Toscani J,Gikas A,Dueñas L,El-Kholy A,Ghazal S,Fisher D,Mitrev Z,Gamar-Elanbya MO,Kanj SS,Arreza-Galapia Y,Lebl

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) can be associated with serious infectious complications. We evaluated the effect of education and feedback on process measures to improve PVC care and infectious complications. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental controlled crossover study with sampling before and aft...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fakih MG,Jones K,Rey JE,Berriel-Cass D,Kalinicheva T,Szpunar S,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To elicit expert consensus on the likelihood of infectious outcomes (patient colonization or infection) following a broad range of infectious risk moments (IRMs) from observations in acute care. DESIGN Expert consensus study using modified Delphi technique. PARTICIPANTS Panel of 40 international experts incl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Clack L,Passerini S,Manser T,Sax H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an observational study, we found that healthcare personnel frequently acquired Clostridium difficile on their hands when caring for patients with recently resolved C. difficile infection (CDI) (<6 weeks after treatment) who were no longer under contact precautions. Continuing contact precautions after diarrhea reso...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shrestha SK,Sunkesula VC,Kundrapu S,Tomas ME,Nerandzic MM,Donskey CJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the impacts of different methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening test options (eg, polymerase chain reaction [PCR], rapid culture) and program characteristics on the clinical outcomes and budget of a typical US hospital. METHODS:We developed an Excel-based decision-analytic mo...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Olchanski N,Mathews C,Fusfeld L,Jarvis W

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malassezia furfur, a lipophilic yeast, has become recognized as a cause of sepsis in infants receiving parenteral fat emulsions via indwelling deep venous catheters. Colonization of infants' skin may be a prerequisite to colonization of the intravascular catheter and subsequent infection with M furfur. Three hundred n...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bell LM,Alpert G,Slight PH,Campos JM

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：:The in vitro activities of bacitracin and mupirocin were compared for seven different strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Six of seven strains showed bacitracin minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 0.5 to 1.0 units/mL, and all seven had mupirocin MICs of 0.5 to 2 micrograms/mL. Time-kill stu...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Chapnick EK,Gradon JD,Kreiswirth B,Lutwick LI,Schaffer BC,Schiano TD,Levi MH

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of the introduction of a plastic shield-shaped device (Needleguard, Biosafe, Auckland, New Zealand) and education program designed to allow safer recapping, on recorded rates of needlestick injury. DESIGN:A before-after trial with a two-year duration of follow-up. SETTING:Tertiary re...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Whitby M,Stead P,Najman JM

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The device standardized infection ratio (SIR) is used to compare unit and hospital performance for different publicly reported infections. Interventions to reduce unnecessary device use may select a higher-risk population, leading to a paradoxical increase in SIR for some high-performing facilities. The stan...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fakih MG,Huang RH,Bufalino A,Erlinger T,Sturm L,Hendrich A,Haydar Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 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 compare central line use and central line-associated bloodstream infection in newborn infants before and after the introduction of a central line infection prevention bundle in order to determine the effectiveness of the bundle and to identify areas for further improvement. DESIGN Retrospective cohort ana...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： McMullan R,Gordon A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract infections related to intrinsically contaminated ultrasound gel used for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiograms in cardiovascular surgery patients. This investigation led to a product safety alert by the Food and Drug Administration and the de...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Chittick P,Russo V,Sims M,Robinson-Dunn B,Oleszkowicz S,Sawarynski K,Powell K,Makin J,Darnell E,Boura JA,Boyanton B,Band J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An epidemiological investigation was conducted to determine risk factors for adverse reactions among patients in hospitals and the possibility of extrinsic or intrinsic contamination of intravenous solutions. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify solutions associated with adverse reac...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Daufenbach LZ,Alves WA,de Azevedo JB,Arduino MJ,Forster TS,Carmo EH,Hatch DL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in three tertiary-care centers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where MRSA is encountered infrequently. DESIGN:Retrospective review over a 6-year period, from January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1995. SETTING:Three te...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Suh K,Toye B,Jessamine P,Chan F,Ramotar K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a review of 103 Staphylococcus aureus infections was conducted during 2002. The prevalence of oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains was 68%; 25% of strains were resistant to multiple drugs. Previous use of antibiotics and undergoing a surgical procedure during the current hospital stay wer...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Seas C,Hernandez K,Ramos R,Bazan E,Rodriguez I,Torres A,Zamudio C,Gotuzzo E

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An organic load of 5%-10% fetal calf serum significantly reduced hypochlorite and UV radiation killing of Clostridium difficile spores, but organic material collected from hospital surfaces did not affect hypochlorite and only modestly affected UV killing of spores. Hypochlorite reduced aerobic microorganisms on uncle...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zhang A,Nerandzic MM,Kundrapu S,Donskey CJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with β-lactam allergies, administration of non-β-lactam surgical prophylaxis is associated with increased risk of infection. Although many patients self-report β-lactam allergies, most are unconfirmed or mislabeled. A quality improvement process, utilizing a structured β-lactam allergy tool, was implemente...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Margallo JP,Smith EA,Marks G,Ben-Aderet M,Yang H,Madhusudhan M,Krishna S,Duran A,Friedman A,Cassel SL,Tran H,Shane R,Murthy RK,Grein JD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) definition was revised as of January 2015 to exclude funguria and lower bacteriuria levels. We evaluated the effect of the CAUTI definition change on NHSN-defined central-line-associated bloodstream infection (...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fakih MG,Groves C,Bufalino A,Sturm LK,Hendrich AL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a dual strategy of tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) for screening of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in healthcare workers (HCWs) and, as a secondary objective, to study relationships between TST results, QFT-G results, and sociodemographic ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： del Campo MT,Fouad H,Solís-Bravo MM,Sánchez-Uriz MA,Mahíllo-Fernández I,Esteban J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The molecular epidemiology of pediatric Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is poorly understood. We aimed to identify the restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) groups causing CDI and to determine risk factors and outcomes associated with CDI caused by epidemic strains in children. DESIGN:Retrospective c...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kociolek LK,Patel SJ,Shulman ST,Gerding DN

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00