Challenges faced by hospital healthcare workers in using a syndrome-based surveillance system during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Taiwan.

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：:We created a 2013 combination antibiogram of healthcare-associated urinary tract infection. The 2013 antibiogram-determined regimen was evaluated in a 2014 cohort who had received empirical therapy. The regimen was statistically more likely to represent adequate treatment than actual prescriptions. A customized antibi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wick J,Beaulac K,Doron S

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Standard precautions are advocated for reducing the number of injuries caused by needles and sharp medical devices ("sharps injuries"), but the effectiveness of gloves in preventing such injuries has not been established. We evaluated factors associated with gloving practices and identified associations betwe...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kinlin LM,Mittleman MA,Harris AD,Rubin MA,Fisman DN

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a reportable hospital metric associated with significant healthcare expenditures. The epidemiology of CDI is pivotal to the implementation of preventative measures. OBJECTIVE:To portray temporal CDI trends in Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals. DESIGN:A r...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sumon ZE,Lesse AJ,Sellick JA,Tetewsky S,Mergenhagen KA

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:We employed a questionnaire to survey 334 registered nurses regarding their knowledge, perceptions and vaccine acceptance for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. The study population was those persons working in areas considered at high-risk for contracting HBV. The nurses were asked to provide information regarding b...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Spence MR,Dash GP

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify specific factors believed to increase healthcare worker (HCW) risk for contaminated sharps injuries (eg, visibility, communication, and range of motion); to quantify the degree to which respirators of various designs impacted those same factors; and to assess HCW opinions about the suitability of...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Eck EK,Vannier A

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the attributable (direct) mortality and morbidity caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia. DESIGN:A matched retrospective, historical cohort design, using a stepwise procedure to stringently match the best control subjects to the best case subjects. SETTING:A 1,000-bed t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Borer A,Saidel-Odes L,Riesenberg K,Eskira S,Peled N,Nativ R,Schlaeffer F,Sherf M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined contamination of healthcare worker (HCW) gown and gloves after caring for patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing and non-KPC-producing Klebsiella as a proxy for horizontal transmission. The rate of contamination with Klebsiella species is similar to that of contamination with met...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rock C,Thom KA,Masnick M,Johnson JK,Harris AD,Morgan DJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cumulative risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection over a healthcare career has rarely been estimated, but is more relevant to the description of an occupational hazard than the risk of seroconversion from a single exposure. We describe a model for assessing the individualized risk for HIV infection a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： McKinney WP,Young MJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE. To quantify the association between admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) room most recently occupied by a patient positive for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (EBSL)-producing gram-negative bacteria and acquisition of infection or colonization with that pathogen. DESIGN. Retrospective cohort study. SETTI...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ajao AO,Johnson JK,Harris AD,Zhan M,McGregor JC,Thom KA,Furuno JP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between antibiotic control and resistance was assessed by review of selected journal articles from 1988 through 1994. Most studies of control or monitoring do not report susceptibility pattern as an outcome measure. Several aspects of bias and confounding prevent more than analysis of temporal association...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： McGowan JE Jr

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fulkerson scale lists 15 typical clinical activities ranked according to their risk of hand contamination. OBJECTIVE:To investigate how often healthcare workers (HCWs) apply antiseptic handrubs after each of the specified activities ranked in the Fulkerson scale. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Un...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wendt C,Knautz D,von Baum H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of the screening test, nursing workload, handwashing rates, and dependence of handwashing on risk level of patient visit on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission among hospitalized patients. SETTING:General medical ward. METHODS:Monte Carlo simulation was us...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Raboud J,Saskin R,Simor A,Loeb M,Green K,Low DE,McGeer A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been notifiable in Western Australia since 1985. This article reviews the notification data from 1994 to 1997, focusing on increases in MRSA notifications and the proportion that are local strains; changes in the geographical distribution of MRSA; and changes in a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Torvaldsen S,Roberts C,Riley TV

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the rate of recovery of fluoroquinolone-resistant and fluoroquinolone-susceptible Escherichia coli isolates from culture of frozen perirectal swab samples compared with the results for culture of the same specimen before freezing. Recovery rates for these 2 classes of E. coli were 91% and 83%, respectively...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lautenbach E,Santana E,Lee A,Tolomeo P,Black N,Babson A,Perencevich EN,Harris AD,Smith CA,Maslow J

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Case-control studies analyzing antibiotic exposure as a risk factor for antimicrobial resistance usually assume single-drug resistance in the bacteria under study, even though resistance to multiple antimicrobials may be present. Since antibiotic selection pressures differ depending on the susceptibility pro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： D'Agata EM,Cataldo MA,Cauda R,Tacconelli E

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVE. To determine the impact of known observers on hand hygiene performance in inpatient care units with differing baseline levels of hand hygiene compliance. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Three inpatient care units, selected on the basis of past hand hygiene performance, in a hospital where ha...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kohli E,Ptak J,Smith R,Taylor E,Talbot EA,Kirkland KB

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVETo evaluate probiotics for the primary prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among hospital inpatients.DESIGNA before-and-after quality improvement intervention comparing 12-month baseline and intervention periods.SETTINGA 694-bed teaching hospital.INTERVENTIONWe administered a multispecies prob...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Trick WE,Sokalski SJ,Johnson S,Bunnell KL,Levato J,Ray MJ,Weinstein RA

更新日期：2018-07-01 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 develop and internally validate a surgical site infection (SSI) prediction model for Japan. DESIGN:Retrospective observational cohort study. METHODS:We analyzed surveillance data submitted to the Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system for patients who had undergone target surgical procedures fro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fukuda H,Kuroki M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disinfectants containing 3-methyl-4-chlorophenol were tested for their capacity to inactivate the infectious agent of scrapie. Coincubation of brain homogenates prepared from terminally ill scrapie-infected hamsters with the disinfectants rendered the prion protein PrP(Sc) sensitive to proteinase K digestion. Inoculat...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Riemer C,Bamme T,Mok SW,Baier M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin is a commonly prescribed empiric antibiotic used when methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is suspected. In this study, we aimed to determine the rate of culture-positive infection requiring vancomycin therapy. ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Waters CD,Caraccio J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of normal use on latex glove integrity in a flow cytometry laboratory. The gloves were tested using the 1,000 microL water-tight test and met industrial standards (less than 4% leakage) before, but not after use. More durable gloves, or more frequent changes of gloves, m...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Cappuccio WR,Lees PS,Breysse PN,Margolick JB

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices (HCDs) has now affected patients in several countries on different continents. Clinical infections are characterized by delayed diagnosis, inadequate treatment response to antimicrobial agents, and poor prognosis. Outbreak ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sommerstein R,Schreiber PW,Diekema DJ,Edmond MB,Hasse B,Marschall J,Sax H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00