Does organic material on hospital surfaces reduce the effectiveness of hypochlorite and UV radiation for disinfection of Clostridium difficile?

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：OBJECTIVES:To review cases of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and to evaluate whether the risk factors and epidemiology of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia have changed from early reports. DESIGN:Retrospective case-comparison study of community-onset MRSA (n = 26) and methicillin-susc...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Johnson LB,Bhan A,Pawlak J,Manzor O,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Describe the clinical and molecular epidemiology of incident Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) cases in Chicago area acute healthcare facilities (HCFs). DESIGN AND SETTING:Laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic information was collected for patients with incident CDI who were admitted to acute HCFs in F...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Black SR,Weaver KN,Jones RC,Ritger KA,Petrella LA,Sambol SP,Vernon M,Burton S,Garcia-Houchins S,Weber SG,Lavin MA,Gerding D,Johnson S,Gerber SI

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：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：:To understand the feasibility of implementing a standardized performance measure for collecting and reporting influenza vaccination rates among healthcare personnel, qualitative, semistructured interviews were conducted with key informants in 32 healthcare facilities. Despite practical and logistical challenges to imp...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Maccannell T,Shugart A,Schneider AK,Lindley MC,Lorick SA,Rao A,Woods LO,Ahmed F,Sinkowitz-Cochran RL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective studies were conducted for nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections from February 1, 1994, to October 30, 1995. Of 97 P. aeruginosa isolates from 97 patients, 35 were resistant to ceftazidime. Logistic regression revealed previous cephalosporin or piperacillin use as independent risk factors for nosoco...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lee SC,Fung CP,Liu PY,Wang TC,See LC,Lee N,Chen SC,Shieh WB

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annual surveillance data (2007-2015), collected continuously in 132 German hospitals, was evaluated for development of alcohol-based hand-rub consumption (AHC) as a surrogate parameter for hand hygiene adherence. Overall, the median increase in AHC was 94%. The increases over 9 years were significant in all units and ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wetzker W,Walter J,Bunte-Schönberger K,Schwab F,Behnke M,Gastmeier P,Reichardt C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and field test an implementation assessment tool for assessing progress of hospital units in implementing improvements for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a two-state collaborative, including data on actions implemented by participating teams and contextual factors that m...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ali KJ,Farley DO,Speck K,Catanzaro M,Wicker KG,Berenholtz SM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate risk factors and treatment outcomes of bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP). DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. Stored blood isolates of K. pneumoniae were tested for ESBL production by NCCLS guidelines, double-disk syne...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kang CI,Kim SH,Kim DM,Park WB,Lee KD,Kim HB,Oh MD,Kim EC,Choe KW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System personnel report trends in antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. To validate select antimicrobial susceptibility testing results and to identify test methods that tend to produce errors, we conducted proficiency testing among NNIS System hospital labo...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hageman JC,Fridkin SK,Mohammed JM,Steward CD,Gaynes RP,Tenover FC,National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System Hospitals.

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is often controversial, and existing guidelines differ in important ways. OBJECTIVE:To determine both the range of practices involved in obtaining blood culture samples and how central line-associated infections are diagnosed and to o...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Beekmann SE,Diekema DJ,Huskins WC,Herwaldt L,Boyce JM,Sherertz RJ,Polgreen PM,Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network.

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:We used mandatory public reporting as an impetus to perform a statewide study to define risk factors for surgical site infection. Among women who underwent abdominal hysterectomy, blood transfusion was a significant risk factor for surgical site infection in patients who experienced blood loss of less than 500 mL. ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Young H,Berumen C,Knepper B,Miller A,Silverman M,Gilmartin H,Wodrich E,Alexander S,Price CS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain which components of healthcare worker (HCW) influenza vaccination programs are associated with higher vaccination rates. DESIGN:Survey. SETTING:University-affiliated hospitals. METHODS:Participating hospitals were surveyed with regard to their institutional HCW influenza vaccination program fo...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Talbot TR,Dellit TH,Hebden J,Sama D,Cuny J

更新日期：2010-05-01 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:To assess definitions, experience, and infection control practices for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB), including Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas species, in acute care hospitals. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS:US and international members of the Society ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Drees M,Pineles L,Harris AD,Morgan DJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric extended care facilities provide for the biopsychosocial needs of patients younger than 21 years of age who have sustained self-care deficits. These facilities include long-term and residential care facilities, chronic disease and specialty hospitals, and residential schools. Infection control policies and p...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Harris JA

更新日期：2006-06-01 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

authors： Apisarnthanarak A,Thongphubeth K,Sirinvaravong S,Kitkangvan D,Yuekyen C,Warachan B,Warren DK,Fraser VJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a method for selecting health care-associated infection (HAI) measures for public reporting. CONTEXT:HAIs are common, serious, and costly adverse outcomes of medical care that affect 2 million people in the United States annually. Thirty-seven states have introduced or passed legislation requiring...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Passaretti CL,Barclay P,Pronovost P,Perl TM,Maryland Health Care Commission Health Care–Associated Infection Technical Advisory Committee.

更新日期：2011-08-01 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:Laboratory investigations were initiated with a povidone-iodine antiseptic solution that was intrinsically contaminated with Pseudomonas cepacia. These investigations were helpful in understanding the microbicidal and chemical properties of iodophor solutions and the mechanism by which P cepacia can survive i...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Anderson RL,Vess RW,Carr JH,Bond WW,Panlilio AL,Favero MS

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, cultures were obtained of all intravascular catheters removed from children in an intensive care unit. Of 366 catheters removed from 217 children, 110 (30%) were found to be colonized, most commonly with coagulase-negative staphylococci. Despite the high rate of colonization, there were only ni...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schlager TA,Hidde M,Rodger P,Germanson TP,Donowitz LG

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of 1-week ventilator circuit change on ventilator-associated pneumonia and its cost-effectiveness compared with a 2-day change. DESIGN:An observational cohort study. SETTING:A tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit in a university-affiliated teaching hospital in Taiwan. Patien...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Chu SM,Yang MC,Hsiao HF,Hsu JF,Lien R,Chiang MC,Fu RH,Huang HR,Hsu KH,Tsai MH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Errors occur frequently in healthcare and can adversely affect outcomes. This prospective study demonstrates that pediatric consultants can detect a broad range of errors in the course of routine work. Many of these errors have the potential to cause harm and can be corrected by the intervention of an infectious disea...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sandora TJ,Goldmann DA

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:Implementing evidence‐based infection prevention practices is challenging. Implementation science, which is the study of methods promoting the uptake of evidence into practice, addresses the gap between theory and practice. Just as healthcare epidemiology has emerged as a paradigm for patient safety, infection ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Saint S,Howell JD,Krein SL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antibiotic time-outs (ATOs) have been advocated to improve antibiotic use without dedicated stewardship resources, but their utility is poorly defined. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of an ATO led by a team-based pharmacist. DESIGN:Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Six medicine teams at ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Van Schooneveld TC,Rupp ME,Cavaleiri RJ,Lyden E,Rolek K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of a protective isolation room ventilation system to reduce patient exposure to airborne infectious agents, using a small-scale model that permits cost-effective and unobtrusive study of relevant indices of performance. DESIGN:A one-half scale model of a protective isolation room at the...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Marshall JW,Vincent JH,Kuehn TH,Brosseau LM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the etiology and outcome of episodes of bacteremia and fungemia over a three-year period (1990-1992) in patients with hematological malignancies. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Hematology service of a 1,500-bed Spanish university hospital. RESULTS:Of a total of 178 episodes of significant...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rubio M,Palau L,Vivas JR,del Potro E,Diaz-Mediavilla J,Alvarez A,Martinez R,Picazo JJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00