One-week versus 2-day ventilator circuit change in neonates with prolonged ventilation: cost-effectiveness and impact on ventilator-associated pneumonia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence of device-associated nosocomial infections in medical-surgical intensive care units (MS ICUs) in a university hospital in Turkey and compare it with National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system rates. DESIGN:Prospective surveillance study during a period of 27 months. D...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Inan D,Saba R,Yalcin AN,Yilmaz M,Ongut G,Ramazanoglu A,Mamikoglu L

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Antimicrobial agents used as disinfectants and antiseptics are increasing in epidemiologic importance. The regulation of topical antiseptics has ranged from nonexistent, lax and confusing to inclusion in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over-the-counter (OTC) review of drug ingredients. This article simplifies t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bruch MK,Larson E

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water samples taken from extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) devices used at University Hospitals Birmingham yielded high total viable counts (TVCs) containing a variety of microorganisms, including M. chimaera. Disinfection resulted in the reduction of TVCs and eradication of Mycobacterium chimaera. Weekly disi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Garvey MI,Phillips N,Bradley CW,Holden E

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water cultures were significantly more sensitive than concurrently collected swab cultures (n=2,147 each) in detecting Legionella pneumophila within a Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Sensitivity for water versus swab cultures was 90% versus 30% overall, 83% versus 48% during a nosocomial Legionnaires' disease outb...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Decker BK,Harris PL,Toy DL,Muder RR,Sonel AF,Clancy CJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To compare 6 airway-management devices in 3 isolation scenarios regarding their effect on airway management: portable isolation unit (PIU), personal protective equipment (PPE), and standard protection measures METHODS In total, 30 anesthesiologists working in emergency medical services performed airway manag...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Plazikowski E,Greif R,Marschall J,Pedersen TH,Kleine-Brueggeney M,Albrecht R,Theiler L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults more than 40 years old are not necessarily immune to measles. A measles outbreak that involved healthcare workers occurred after contact with a 44-year-old patient. Results of a hospital-wide program of mass screening revealed that 117 (4.5%) of 2,600 individuals tested seronegative for measles; 31 (26.1%) of t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Uckay I,Hugonnet S,Kaiser L,Sax H,Pittet D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed antibiotic use data from 29 southeastern US hospitals over a 5-year period to determine changes in antibiotic use after the fluoroquinolone US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory update in 2016. Fluoroquinolone use declined both before and after the FDA announcement, and the use of select, alternat...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Yarrington ME,Anderson DJ,Dodds Ashley E,Jones T,Davis A,Johnson M,Lokhnygina Y,Sexton DJ,Moehring RW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a review of 103 Staphylococcus aureus infections was conducted during 2002. The prevalence of oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains was 68%; 25% of strains were resistant to multiple drugs. Previous use of antibiotics and undergoing a surgical procedure during the current hospital stay wer...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Seas C,Hernandez K,Ramos R,Bazan E,Rodriguez I,Torres A,Zamudio C,Gotuzzo E

更新日期：2006-02-01 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 estimate the level of hand or glove contamination with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among healthcare workers (HCWs) who touch a patient colonized with VRE and/or the colonized patient's environment during routine care. DESIGN:Structured observational study. SETTING:Medical intensive care unit o...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hayden MK,Blom DW,Lyle EA,Moore CG,Weinstein RA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Definitions of ventilator-associated pneumonia do not note a preferred daily time for obtaining denominator data. We examined collecting data on the number of ventilator-days at different times of day in 7 intensive care units. Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia did not significantly differ when denominator data...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Talbot TR,Starmer JM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How the media communicate and how the scientific community influences the media are important factors to consider in the public health response to emerging pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Social representation theory suggests that the media link "the threatening" to commonplace "ancho...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Perencevich EN,Treise DM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the mortality associated with Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia among a cohort of patients hospitalized for war-related trauma. Despite a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains, the 30-day mortality rate was 2%. For relatively young patients with war-related trauma, A. baumannii comple...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kang G,Hartzell JD,Howard R,Wood-Morris RN,Johnson MD,Fraser S,Weintrob A,Wortmann G

更新日期：2010-01-01 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

authors： Schulz L,Osterby K,Fox B

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the probability and duration of viral shedding among adults given trivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). DESIGN:Prospective surveillance study. METHODS:Nasal wash samples were collected from adult volunteers at baseline and on days 3, 7, and 10 and between days 17 and 21 followi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Talbot TR,Crocker DD,Peters J,Doersam JK,Ikizler MR,Sannella E,Wright PE,Edwards KM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micrococcus bacteria are frequently isolated from blood cultures and could represent a cause of infections associated with medical devices, particularly in immunocompromised patients; however, there is a lack of information on the management of micrococcal bacteremia. We report what is, to our knowledge, the largest s...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ramos ER,Hachem R,Youssef S,Fang X,Jiang Y,Raad I

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:States, including Illinois, have passed legislation mandating the use of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for reporting healthcare-associated infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sens...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schaefer MK,Ellingson K,Conover C,Genisca AE,Currie D,Esposito T,Panttila L,Ruestow P,Martin K,Cronin D,Costello M,Sokalski S,Fridkin S,Srinivasan A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative (GN) bacteria is increasing globally and is complicated by patient movement between acute and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). In Asia, the contribution of LTCFs as a source of MDR GN infections is poorly described. We aimed to define the association bet...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Venkatachalam I,Yang HL,Fisher D,Lye DC,Moi Lin L,Tambyah P,Perl TM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anonymous national survey of a representative population of healthcare workers who were thought likely to have frequent and intensive exposures to blood and other body fluids (certified nurse-midwives [CNMs]), was conducted to assess the type and frequency of self-reported occupational exposures to blood and body f...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Willy ME,Dhillon GL,Loewen NL,Wesley RA,Henderson DK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malassezia furfur, a lipophilic yeast, has become recognized as a cause of sepsis in infants receiving parenteral fat emulsions via indwelling deep venous catheters. Colonization of infants' skin may be a prerequisite to colonization of the intravascular catheter and subsequent infection with M furfur. Three hundred n...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bell LM,Alpert G,Slight PH,Campos JM

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed bacterial or fungal coinfections in COVID-19 patients admitted between March 1 and April 18, 2020 (152 of 4,267, 3.6%). Among these patients, mortality was 57%; 74% were intubated; 51% with bacteremia had central venous catheters. Time to culture positivity was 6-7 days, and 79% had received prior antibiot...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nori P,Cowman K,Chen V,Bartash R,Szymczak W,Madaline T,Punjabi Katiyar C,Jain R,Aldrich M,Weston G,Gialanella P,Corpuz M,Gendlina I,Guo Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 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

authors： Wilhelm CM,Hanna SL,Welch CA,Shahid H,Minnich LL,Daly SB,Udall JN Jr

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate and determine the cause of an outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremias in bone marrow transplant (BMT) and oncology patients. DESIGN:Case-control study and culturing of hospital water sources. Isolates were typed using molecular methods. SETTING:University-affiliated, tertiary-care m...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kline S,Cameron S,Streifel A,Yakrus MA,Kairis F,Peacock K,Besser J,Cooksey RC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relative importance of independent risk factors for peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) failure. METHODS:Secondary data analysis from a randomized controlled trial of PIVC dwell time. The Prentice, Williams, and Peterson statistical model was used to identify and compare risk factors for phl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wallis MC,McGrail M,Webster J,Marsh N,Gowardman J,Playford EG,Rickard CM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Manual surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) after total hip or knee arthroplasty is time-consuming and prone to error. Semiautomated surveillance based on routine care data extracted from electronic health records can retrospectively identify deep SSIs and substantially reduce workload while maintaining 100...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sips ME,Bonten MJM,van Mourik MSM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00