An investigation of potential neurosurgical transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: challenges and lessons learned.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Reduce the frequency of contaminated blood cultures that meet National Healthcare Safety Network definitions for a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). DESIGN:An observational study. SETTING:A 500-bed university-affiliated hospital. METHODS:A new blood culture policy discouraged drawing ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Boyce JM,Nadeau J,Dumigan D,Miller D,Dubowsky C,Reilly L,Hannon CV

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the spread of strains of Enterobacter aerogenes in our hospital in 1992 and 1993 by using two genotypic markers, and to evaluate these methods for the epidemiological investigation of this species. DESIGN:Ribotyping (using two endonucleases) and arbitrarily primed (AP)-PCR (using two different 10-me...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Grattard F,Pozzetto B,Tabard L,Petit M,Ros A,Gaudin OG

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the rapid transfer of patients from the acute-care setting, the intensity of nursing care among residents in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) has increased, transforming today's LTCFs into subacute healthcare facilities. Given the increased risk of infection among residents in LTCFs and the associated morbidit...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Goldrick BA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidate behavioral determinants of handwashing among nurses. DESIGN:Statistical modeling using the Theory of Planned Behavior and relevant components to handwashing behavior by nurses that were derived from focus-group discussions and literature review. SETTING:The community and 3 tertiary care hospita...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Whitby M,McLaws ML,Ross MW

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The incidence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESbetaL)-mediated resistance has increased markedly during the past decade. Risk factors for colonization with ESbetaL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species (ESbetaL-EK) remain unclear, as do methods to control their further emergence. DESIGN:Cas...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bisson G,Fishman NO,Patel JB,Edelstein PH,Lautenbach E

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the secular trends of candidemia in a large tertiary-care hospital to determine the overall incidence, as well as the incidence by ward and by species, and to detect the occurrence of outbreaks. DESIGN:Retrospective descriptive analysis. Secular trends were calculated using the Mantel-Haenszel tes...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： San Miguel LG,Cobo J,Otheo E,Sánchez-Sousa A,Abraira V,Moreno S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE National hospital performance measures for C. difficile infection (CD) are available; comparing antibacterial use among performance levels can aid in identifying effective antimicrobial stewardship strategies to reduce CDI rates. DESIGN Hospital-level, cross-sectional analysis. METHODS Hospital characteristi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Patterson JA,Edmond MB,Hohmann SF,Pakyz AL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus colonization before surgery reduces risk of surgical site infection (SSI). The regimen of nasal mupirocin ointment and topical chlorhexidine gluconate is effective, but cost and patient compliance may be a barrier. Nasal povidone-iodine solution may provide an alternative t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Phillips M,Rosenberg A,Shopsin B,Cuff G,Skeete F,Foti A,Kraemer K,Inglima K,Press R,Bosco J

更新日期：2014-07-01 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:To determine whether alcohol hand disinfection is an effective alternative to traditional agents for the pre-surgical scrub. DESIGN:A prospective clinical trial of a 70% isopropanol pre-surgical hand disinfectant. SETTING:The operating room suites at two hospital sites in British Columbia. METHODS:Cases we...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bryce EA,Spence D,Roberts FJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Identify independent risk factors associated with the development of nosocomial bacteremia. DESIGN:Exploratory, unmatched, case-control study. SETTING:A 970-bed Spanish university hospital. PATIENTS:All non-neutropenic adult patients with nosocomial bacteremia admitted during a 12-month period were eligibl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Trilla A,Gatell JM,Mensa J,Latorre X,Almela M,Soriano E,Jimenez de Anta MT,Garcia San Miguel J

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Develop a clinical decision support tool comprised of an electronic medical record alert and antimicrobial stewardship navigator to facilitate antimicrobial stewardship. DESIGN:We analyzed alerts targeting antimicrobial de-escalation to assess the effectiveness of the navigator as a stewardship tool. The ale...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schulz L,Osterby K,Fox B

更新日期：2013-12-01 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 To summarize and discuss logistic and administrative challenges we encountered during the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study and lessons learned that are pertinent to future utilization of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection devices in other hospitals DESIGN Multicenter cluster randomized...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Anderson DJ,Knelson LP,Moehring RW,Lewis SS,Weber DJ,Chen LF,Triplett PF,Blocker M,Cooney RM,Schwab JC,Lokhnygina Y,Rutala WA,Sexton DJ,CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several discrete strategies have been suggested to prevent or reduce microbial resistance to antimicrobials, including optimal use of the agents (also known as good stewardship); control, removal, or restriction of antimicrobials; use of antimicrobials in combination; and rotational or cyclic use of antimicrobials. Th...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gerding DN

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic gram-negative bacillus (AGNB) groin skin carriage was prospectively studied in ambulatory geriatric outpatients: 42 from three nursing homes and 44 from private homes. Initially, 12 (28.6%) Proteeae carriers were in the former group and 3 (6.8%) were in the latter (P = 0.01). At one year, 6 of 7 surviving nurs...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ehrenkranz NJ,Eckert DG,Alfonso BC,Moskowitz LB

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections was reported in a hospital in Ecuador. Commercially produced ampoules of water for injection were found to be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia and Myroides odoratus. Removal of these ampoules yielded a 10-fold reduction in the incidence of ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Douce RW,Zurita J,Sanchez O,Cardenas Aldaz P

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the use of laminar airflow, body exhaust, and ultraviolet lights during total knee replacement (TKR) in four U.S. states. DESIGN:Survey of healthcare facilities. SETTING:Hospitals in Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee that performed TKR during 2000 as identified by Medicare claims dat...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Miner AL,Losina E,Katz JN,Fossel AH,Platt R

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：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：: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：:A retrospective, propensity-matched cohort study was conducted to determine the mortality rate in patients with healthcare-associated infection (HAI) due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. The 28-day mortality rate for patients with MDR A. baumannii HAI was not significantly different than that for ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Daniels TL,Deppen S,Arbogast PG,Griffin MR,Schaffner W,Talbot TR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of decolonization as a strategy for preventing methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE:After adding decolonization to further reduce MRSA transmission in our NICU, we conducted this retrospective review to eva...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bozzella MJ,Soghier L,Harris T,Zell L,Short BL,Song X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was conducted on an epidemic of bacteremia and meningitis caused by Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit and special care nursery of a general hospital in Mexico City, Mexico. A 19.9% incidence of bacteremia and meningitis was recorded in contrast to 1.4% and 3.7% during preepid...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zaidi M,Sifuentes J,Bobadilla M,Moncada D,Ponce de León S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the cost of hospitalization of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI) versus patients with methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) BSI, controlling for severity of underlying illness; and to identify risk factors associated with MRSA BSI. DESIG...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： McHugh CG,Riley LW

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) decontamination can reduce environmental contamination with and nosocomial transmission of Clostridium difficile. DESIGN:A prospective before-after intervention study. SETTING:A hospital affected by an epidemic strain of C. difficile. INTERVENTION:Intensiv...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Boyce JM,Havill NL,Otter JA,McDonald LC,Adams NM,Cooper T,Thompson A,Wiggs L,Killgore G,Tauman A,Noble-Wang J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted in laboratories across Canada to determine rates of compliance with recommended safety precautions against exposure to bloodborne pathogens and the rationale for current behaviors. Laboratory workers reported high rates of exposure to bodily fluids and poor rates of compliance with personal prot...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Main CL,Carusone SC,Davis K,Loeb M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:We report on COVID-19 risk among HCWs exposed to a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 on day 13 of hospitalization. There were 44 HCWs exposed to the patient before contact and droplet precautions were implemented: of these, 2 of 44 (5%) developed COVID-19 potentially attributable to the exposure. ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Baker MA,Rhee C,Fiumara K,Bennett-Rizzo C,Tucker R,Williams SA,Wickner P,Beloff J,McGrath C,Poulton A,Klompas M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most nosocomial acquistion of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is due to cross-transmission. We sought to identify risk factors for acquisition of VRE by roommates of patients colonized or infected with VRE. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 472-bed tertiary care teaching hospital. METHODS...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zhou Q,Moore C,Eden S,Tong A,McGeer A,Mount Sinai Hospital Infection Control Team.

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00