Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Gaborone, Botswana.

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

authors： Russell B

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify variables contributing to interfacility differences in mortality among residents of long-term care facilities who have lower respiratory tract infection. DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective, 1-year observational study. SETTING:Twenty-one long-term care facilities in 4 geographic areas of Canada. PA...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nicolle LE,Mubareka S,Simor A,Liu B,McNeil S,Lewis D,Duckworth H,Cheang M,Loeb M

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of an educational program for the prevention of catheter colonization. DESIGN:Two cross-sectional studies were carried out in a 500-bed randomly selected area of the hospital, separated by an educational program on the care of intravenous lines based on the Centers for Disease Contro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Parras F,Ena J,Bouza E,Guerrero MC,Moreno S,Gálvez T,Cercenado E

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of electronic data capture of postdischarge durations and evaluate total durations of antimicrobial exposure related to inpatient hospital stays. DESIGN:Multicenter, retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Two community hospitals and 1 academic medical center. PATIENTS:Hospitalized pa...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Dyer AP,Dodds Ashley E,Anderson DJ,Sarubbi C,Wrenn R,Hicks LA,Srinivasan A,Moehring RW

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the rate, risk factors, and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in pediatric patients. METHODS:This prospective surveillance study of VAP among all patients receiving mechanical ventilation for 48 hours or more admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Saudi Arabia from M...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Almuneef M,Memish ZA,Balkhy HH,Alalem H,Abutaleb A

更新日期：2004-09-01 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

authors： Bellanger AP,Bories C,Foulet F,Bretagne S,Botterel F

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of a standard cleaning and sterilization protocol employed during reuse of cardiac electrophysiology catheters on the infectivity of duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV; a surrogate for human hepatitis B virus), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV; a surrogate for human hepatitis C virus), and h...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Druce JD,Russell JS,Birch CJ,Vickery K,Harper RW,Smolich JJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interventions that prevent healthcare-associated infection should lead to fewer deaths and shorter hospital stays. Cleaning hands (with soap or alcohol) is an effective way to prevent the transmission of organisms, but rates of compliance with hand hygiene are sometimes disappointingly low. The National Hand...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Barnett AG,Page K,Campbell M,Brain D,Martin E,Rashleigh-Rolls R,Halton K,Hall L,Jimmieson N,White K,Paterson D,Graves N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of copper-coating in reducing environmental colonization in an intensive-care unit (ICU) with multidrug-resistant-organism (MDRO) endemicity DESIGN Interventional, comparative crossover trial SETTING The general ICU of Attikon University hospital in Athens, Greece PATIENTS Those admi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Souli M,Antoniadou A,Katsarolis I,Mavrou I,Paramythiotou E,Papadomichelakis E,Drogari-Apiranthitou M,Panagea T,Giamarellou H,Petrikkos G,Armaganidis A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ertapenem exposure has been reported to select for cross-resistance to other carbapenems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Single-center investigations report conflicting results. We evaluated ertapenem use and antipseudomonal carbapenem susceptibility for 6 years spanning the time of ertapenem adoption at ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Eagye KJ,Nicolau DP

更新日期：2010-05-01 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 characterize occupationally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection detected through case surveillance efforts in the United States. DESIGN:National surveillance systems, based on voluntary case reporting. SETTING:Healthcare or laboratory (clinical or research) settings. PATIENTS:Healthcar...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Do AN,Ciesielski CA,Metler RP,Hammett TA,Li J,Fleming PL

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual cost of a screening program to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a teaching hospital in Spain was 10,261 Euro. The average cost per MRSA infection was 2,730 Euro; therefore, the cost of the program would be covered if it only prevented 4 infections per year (11% of the total numbe...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gavaldà L,Masuet C,Beltran J,Garcia M,Garcia D,Sirvent JM,Ramon JM

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) severity criteria adequately predicts poor outcomes. DESIGN:Retrospective validation study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Patients with CDI...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Stevens VW,Shoemaker HE,Jones MM,Jones BE,Nelson RE,Khader K,Samore MH,Rubin MA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae occurred at a children's hospital in Japan. MBL-producing K. pneumoniae was detected in tea dispenser in the hospital, the use of which was associated with the acquisition of the MBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The outbreak ceased after use of ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ito K,Honda H,Yoshida M,Aoki K,Ishii Y,Miyokawa S,Horikoshi Y

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the high burden of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) colonization and infection in a neuro-rehabilitation hospital in Italy over a 6-year period. Overall, 9.3% of patients were found to be CPE carriers on admission; the rates of CPE in-hospital acquisition and CPE-BSI were 9.2 and 2.9 cases ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tedeschi S,Trapani F,Liverani A,Tumietto F,Cristini F,Pignanelli S,Berlingeri A,Bonavita J,Belloni GP,Bartoletti M,Giannella M,Pederzini R,Viale P

更新日期：2019-03-01 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 describe the frequency of selected antimicrobial resistance patterns among pathogens causing device-associated and procedure-associated healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reported by hospitals in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). METHODS:Data are included on HAIs (ie, central line-associ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hidron AI,Edwards JR,Patel J,Horan TC,Sievert DM,Pollock DA,Fridkin SK,National Healthcare Safety Network Team.,Participating National Healthcare Safety Network Facilities.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are emerging worldwide. Contact precautions are recommended for known ESBL-E carriers to control the spread of ESBL-E within hospitals. OBJECTIVE This study quantified the acquisition of ESBL-E rectal carriage among patients in Dutch hospit...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kluytmans-van den Bergh MFQ,van Mens SP,Haverkate MR,Bootsma MCJ,Kluytmans JAJW,Bonten MJM,SoM Study Group and the R-GNOSIS Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that environmental surface contamination played a negligible role in the endemic transmission of healthcare-associated infections. However, recent studies have demonstrated that several major nosocomial pathogens are shed by patients and contaminate hospital surfaces at concent...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Otter JA,Yezli S,French GL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was implemented in Rio de Janeiro and Uberlândia University Hospitals, which had different policies on use of mupirocin. One hundred fourteen multiresistant MRSA strains were isolated from 62 patients. Mupirocin resistance was observed in 63% of strai...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Netto dos Santos KR,de Souza Fonseca L,Gontijo Filho PP

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an outbreak of influenza A from a four-building veterans' facility in King, Wisconsin. Influenza was isolated in 154 of 721 residents over a 121-day period. Building A had 2 cases, no isolates for 40 days, followed by 27 cases. Building B had 25 cases, no isolates for 75 days, followed by 4 cases. Building C...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Drinka PJ,Gravenstein S,Krause P,Nest L,Dissing M,Shult P

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：:We present basic information that a hospital epidemiologist needs when designing a surveillance system for noninfectious adverse outcomes of care. Specific topics reflect key characteristics of such a surveillance system: the purpose, rationale, priorities, definitions, data collection tools, data collection, analysis...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Massanari RM,Wilkerson K,Swartzendruber S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital antibiotic use in Argentina has not been described. We present results of point prevalence surveys on antibiotic use conducted in 109 Argentinian hospitals in November 2018 and submitted to the National Program of Epidemiology and Control of Hospital-Acquired Infections, and we discuss potential areas for imp...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Peralta N,Camou BI,Leszczuk K,Arcidiácono D,Lerena RG,Herrera P,Cornistein W,Riera F,Cosgrove SE,Fabre V

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To collect data about personal protective equipment (PPE) management and to provide indications for improving PPE policies in Europe. DESIGN:Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Data were collected in 48 isolation facilities in 16 European countries nominated by National Health Auth...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： De Iaco G,Puro V,Fusco FM,Schilling S,Maltezou HC,Brouqui P,Gottschalk R,Bannister B,Brodt HR,Siikamaki H,Perronne C,Brantsæter AB,Fjellet AL,Ippolito G,European Network for Highly Infectious Diseases Working Group.

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated surgical site infections (SSIs) following hip and knee arthroplasties to evaluate predictors of SSI. We found a significant increase in deep Staphylococcus aureus (SA) SSIs despite the decreasing overall SSI rate. The risk of deep SA-SSI differed between genders and among age groups and was affected by...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Prattingerová J,Sarvikivi E,Huotari K,Ollgren J,Lyytikäinen O

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital epidemiologists have an opportunity to apply their skills to hospital quality problems other than infection control. Soon, hospitals will be required to collect and report numerous quality indicators, whose results will require epidemiologic interpretation. For those who choose to make the transition into qua...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Simmons BP,Kritchevsky SB

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00