Acinetobacter baumannii: association between environmental contamination of patient rooms and occupant status.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that antibiotic use could be controlled or improved in a community teaching hospital, with improvement defined as reductions in overall use, overall cost, and antimicrobial resistance. DESIGN:Interventional study with historical comparison. SETTING:A not-for-profit, 900-bed community ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Philmon C,Smith T,Williamson S,Goodman E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathogens can survive for extended periods when incorporated into biofilm on dry hospital surfaces (ie, dry-surface biofilm, DSB). Bacteria within biofilm are protected from desiccation and have increased tolerance to cleaning agents and disinfectants. OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that gloved hands of healthca...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tahir S,Chowdhury D,Legge M,Hu H,Whiteley G,Glasbey T,Deva AK,Vickery K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a home care service during a 4-month period. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:A home care service located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted to the home care service during this period, their household contact...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rozenbaum R,Silva-Carvalho MC,Souza RR,Melo MC,Gobbi CN,Coelho LR,Ferreira RL,Ferreira-Carvalho BT,Schuenck AL,Neves FM,Silva LR,Figueiredo AM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from prospective surveillance of nosocomial infections (NIs) in a small community hospital were evaluated, and a case-control study was conducted. The rate of 1.4 NIs per 100 discharges determined by prospective surveillance was found to be underestimated. Prematurity, pediatric service, surgery, length of sta...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： de Lourdes García-García M,Jiménez-Corona A,Jiménez-Corona ME,Solís-Bazaldúa M,Villamizar-Arciniegas CO,Valdespino-Gómez JL

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Benchmarks for antimicrobial consumption measured in antimicrobial days are beginning to emerge. The relationship between the traditional measure of days of therapy and antimicrobial days is unclear. We observed a high intermethod correlation (R2=0.99): antimicrobial days were 1.9-fold lower than days of therapy acros...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rhodes NJ,Wagner JL,Gilbert EM,Crew PE,Davis SL,Scheetz MH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To analyze influential infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, infection control, or medical microbiology blogs and bloggers SETTING World wide web DESIGN We conducted a systematic search for blogs in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines in September 2015. METHODS A snowball sampling approach was ap...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Birgand G,Troughton R,Moore LSP,Charani E,Rawson TM,Castro-Sánchez E,Holmes AH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between contact precautions and delirium among inpatients, adjusting for other factors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 662-bed tertiary care center. PATIENTS:All nonpyschiatric adult patients admitted to a tertiary care center from 2007 through 2009. METHODS:G...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Day HR,Perencevich EN,Harris AD,Gruber-Baldini AL,Himelhoch SS,Brown CH,Dotter E,Morgan DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effectiveness of hand-cleansing agents in removing a hospital strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from artificially contaminated hands of five volunteers was studied. DESIGN:The products used were plain liquid soap, ethyl alcohol 70% (by weight), 10% povidone-iodine liquid soap (PVP-I),...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Guilhermetti M,Hernandes SE,Fukushigue Y,Garcia LB,Cardoso CL

更新日期：2001-02-01 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 Despite significant advances in technological methods for hand hygiene surveillance, a lack of evidence prohibits comparison of systems to one another or against the current gold standard of direct observation. OBJECTIVE To validate a hand hygiene monitoring technology (HHMT) designed to capture hand hygien...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Limper HM,Slawsky L,Garcia-Houchins S,Mehta S,Hershow RC,Landon E

更新日期：2017-03-01 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 Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) develop rapidly after brief and transient exposures, and ecological exposures are central to their etiology. However, many studies of HAIs risk do not correctly account for the timing of outcomes relative to exposures, and they ignore ecological factors. We aimed to descr...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Brown KA,Daneman N,Stevens VW,Zhang Y,Greene TH,Samore MH,Arora P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outbreaks at hemodialysis units to identify practices associated with transmission. Apparent failures to follow recommended infection control precautions resulted in patient-to-patient HCV transmission, through cross-contamination of the environment or intravenous me...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Thompson ND,Novak RT,Datta D,Cotter S,Arduino MJ,Patel PR,Williams IT,Bialek SR

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among residents and healthcare workers (HCWs) of a long-term-care facility (LTCF), to assess possible routes of nosocomial spread, and to determine genetic relatedness of the isolates. SETTING:A 351-...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Cretnik TZ,Vovko P,Retelj M,Jutersek B,Harlander T,Kolman J,Gubina M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the usefulness of topical decolonization therapy for reducing the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among MRSA-colonized inpatients. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND INTERVENTION:Three hospitals with universal surveillance for MRSA; at their phys...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Robicsek A,Beaumont JL,Thomson RB Jr,Govindarajan G,Peterson LR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Storage cabinets for heat-sensitive endoscopes (SCHEs) are designed to store gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes in a clean, dry and well-ventilated cupboard to prevent microbiological proliferation. The use of SCHEs in a GI endoscopy unit has significally reduced the rate of contaminated endoscopes (13.0% vs 45.0%, P<.0...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Saliou P,Cholet F,Jézéquel J,Robaszkiewicz M,Le Bars H,Baron R

更新日期：2015-09-01 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:To evaluate the efficacy of a standardized regimen for decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers and to identify factors influencing decolonization treatment failure. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study from January 2002 to April 2007, with a mean follow-up period of 36 months...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Buehlmann M,Frei R,Fenner L,Dangel M,Fluckiger U,Widmer AF

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial infections appear to be increased in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), compared to individuals with asymptomatic infection due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Risk factors for bacterial colonization and infection include immunosuppression, prior treatment with some antibiotics,...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Craven DE,Steger KA,Hirschhorn LR

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To review the current recommendations for immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis of infection in adults, including those who are at increased risk from occupation, lifestyle, travel, or pre-existing medical conditions. DESIGN:Review of the pertinent literature. SETTING:Adult ambulatory care. CONCLUSIONS:Gu...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wald TG,Tobacman JK

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to quantify short- and long-term outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the elderly, including all-cause mortality, transfer to a facility, and hospitalizations. DESIGN:Retrospective study using 2011 Medicare claims data, including all elderly persons coded for CDI and a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Olsen MA,Stwalley D,Demont C,Dubberke ER

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the incidence of nosocomial infection (NI) among patients with septic shock according to the place of septic shock acquisition and to evaluate the increase in the risk of pulmonary infection associated with septic shock. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Two intensive care units (ICUs) of...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Landelle C,Lepape A,Français A,Tognet E,Thizy H,Voirin N,Timsit JF,Monneret G,Vanhems P

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:The anterior nares are the most sensitive single site for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization. Colonization patterns of USA300 MRSA colonization are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To assess whether residents of extended care facilities who are colonized with USA300 MRSA have diffe...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shurland SM,Stine OC,Venezia RA,Johnson JK,Zhan M,Furuno JP,Miller RR,Johnson T,Roghmann MC

更新日期：2009-04-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence, epidemiologic features, and molecular characteristics of colonization with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) among hospitalized dialysis patients and their healthcare workers (HCWs). DESIGN:Prospective observational clinical and laboratory ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Johnson LB,Jose J,Yousif F,Pawlak J,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2009-01-01 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

authors： Beekmann SE,Engler HD,Collins AS,Canosa J,Henderson DK,Freifeld A

更新日期：1996-09-01 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