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, in addition to use of contact precautions, showed a significantly improved reduction in the transmission of VRE.
journal_name
Infect Control Hosp Epidemioljournal_title
Infection control and hospital epidemiologyauthors
Yoonchang SW,Peck KR,Kim OS,Lee JH,Lee NY,Oh WS,Song JHdoi
10.1086/513024subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-04-01 00:00:00pages
493-5issue
4eissn
0899-823Xissn
1559-6834pii
ICHE2005391journal_volume
28pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is a multidisciplinary voluntary international organization with over 10,000 members. Its purpose is to influence, support, and improve the quality of healthcare through the practice and management of infection control and the applica...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/647172
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The mite Dermanyssus gallinae may cause pruritic dermatitis in humans. We describe a case of nosocomial infestation with D. gallinae from an abandoned pigeon nest suspended on the front wall of the Hôpital Henri Mondor near a window. Close surveillance and regular destruction of pigeon nests could prevent these incide...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/528815
更新日期:2008-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/505917
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE To evaluate interventions to reduce avoidable antibiotic use on pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) services. DESIGN Interrupted time series. SETTING Academic pediatric hospital with separate oncology and HSCT services. PARTICIPANTS Children admitted to the services during b...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/ice.2017.118
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether electronically available comorbidities and laboratory values on admission are risk factors for hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) across multiple institutions and whether they could be used to improve risk adjustment. PATIENTS:All patients at least 18 years of age...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1344
更新日期:2020-12-17 00:00:00
abstract::Social media, prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial stewardship (ASP) each impact every area of medicine. Independently, each have power to change medicine, however, synergistically, the impact could be transformative. Given the profound clinical, financial, and public health impact o...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1017/ice.2019.231
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We reviewed the published data on the possible impact of medical injections and blood transfusions on the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Africa. We also compared these results to our experience in Rwanda, central Africa. The importance of medical injections in the epidemic of HIV infection seems to di...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/645833
更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe factors associated with a rectal swab or stool sample positive for norovirus, rotavirus, or adenovirus. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Charleston Area Medical Center, a regional academic medical center in Charleston, West Virginia. METHODS:Rectal swab or stool samples were obtained from pa...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/654004
更新日期:2010-08-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/518453
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of matching on exposure time on estimates of attributable mortality of nosocomial bacteremia as assessed by matched cohort studies. DESIGN:Two retrospective, pairwise-matched (1:2) cohort studies. SETTING:A 54-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Patien...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/502551
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may contaminate their immediate environment with this organism. However, the extent to which gastrointestinal colonization with MRSA affects environmental contamination is not known. We investigated the frequency of environmental conta...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/520737
更新日期:2007-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/504450
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether empiric isolation of patients with acute respiratory virus infection symptoms could be discontinued when preliminary shell vial cultures were negative, and the impact of this approach on hospital resources. DESIGN:In 1993, we retrospectively reviewed respiratory virus test results from 1...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/647389
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The rate of purified protein derivative (PPD) conversion in workers at our hospital increased to 1.7% in 1991. After implementation of mandatory respiratory isolation of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, the rate dropped to 0.6%. This policy may protect workers in institutions where the majority of patients ...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/647675
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine the rates of surgical-site infections (SSIs) after spinal surgery and to identify the risk factors associated with infection. DESIGN:SSIs had been identified by active prospective surveillance. A case-control study to identify risk factors was performed retrospectively. SETTING:University-asso...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/502259
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clonality of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains among hospitalized patients. SETTING:University-affiliated, 465-bed tertiary-care teaching hospital with adjacent cancer clinic in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. DESIGN:Thirty-five colonized and 30 infected patients from Jan...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/647046
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To measure the interobserver agreement, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of data submitted to a statewide surveillance system for identifying central line-associated bloodstream infection (BSI). DESIGN:Retrospective review of hospital medical records comparin...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/606168
更新日期:2009-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/ice.2019.22
更新日期:2019-04-01 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
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1086/673977
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent developments that are relevant to the ethics of infection control include the patient safety movement, the appearance of new diseases (notably, severe acute respiratory syndrome) that pose threats to healthcare workers, data confirming the suspicion that infection control measures such as isolation may compromi...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1086/519863
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::During the last quarter century, numerous reports have indicated that antimicrobial resistance commonly is encountered in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs). Gram-negative uropathogens resistant to penicillin, cephalosporin, aminoglycoside, or fluoroquinolone antibiotics and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1086/647257
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A previously published study recommended the daily use of visible smoke to test for negative air pressure in isolation rooms occupied by potentially infectious tuberculosis cases. Continuous monitoring devices were found to have poor reliability. Findings from our survey of engineering controls in acute-care hospitals...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/501943
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Prepared ready-to-eat salads and ready-to-eat delicatessen-style meats present a high risk for Listeria contamination. Because no foodborne illness risk management guidelines exist specifically for US hospitals, a survey of New York City (NYC) hospitals was conducted to characterize policies a...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/658943
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing among inpatients with indeterminate enzyme immunoassay (EIA) results (antigen+/toxin-) from reflexive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to clinician-ordered PCR testing. DESIGN:Multicenter, before-and-after, quasi-experimental study....
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/ice.2020.56
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:From 1990 to 1995 at Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were treated with mupirocin to eliminate MRSA carriage. In 1995, 65% of MRSA patients at this hospital had mupirocin-resistant isolates. Starting in 1996,...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/502599
更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::We surveyed resident physicians at 2 academic medical centers regarding urinary testing and treatment as they progressed through training. Demographics and self-reported confidence were compared to overall knowledge using clinical vignette-based questions. Overall knowledge was 40% in 2011 and increased to 48%, 55%, a...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/ice.2018.34
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The present study investigated regional variations in antibiotic use for the treatment of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in France by means of a multilevel analysis, to identify targets for quality improvement. METHODS:Data were obtained from the 2001 and 2006 French national point-prevalence surveys of...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/657909
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Following large declines in tuberculosis transmission the United States, large-scale screening programs targeting low-risk healthcare workers are increasingly a source of false-positive results. We report a large cluster of presumed false-positive tuberculin skin test results in healthcare workers following a change t...
journal_title:Infection control and hospital epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/ice.2018.59
更新日期:2018-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1086/665322
更新日期:2012-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1086/658332
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00