Building and Validating a Computerized Algorithm for Surveillance of Ventilator-Associated Events.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify environmentally safe, rapidly acting agents for killing spores of Clostridium difficile in the hospital environment. DESIGN:Three classic disinfectants (2% glutaraldehyde, 1.6% peracetyl ions, and 70% isopropanol) and acidified nitrite were compared for activity against C. difficile spores. Four ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wullt M,Odenholt I,Walder M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 in a nursing home in the Netherlands. Seven residents and 4 healthcare workers were identified with MRSA ST398, but 2 of the healthcare workers carried other strains. This study demonstrates that MRSA ST398 can spread in nursing homes....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Verkade E,Bosch T,Hendriks Y,Kluytmans J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Across 36 US pediatric oncology centers, 576 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were reported over a 21-month period. Most infections occurred in those with leukemia and/or profound neutropenia. The contribution of viridans streptococci infections was striking. Study findings depict the contempor...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gaur AH,Bundy DG,Gao C,Werner EJ,Billett AL,Hord JD,Siegel JD,Dickens D,Winkle C,Miller MR,Children's Hospital Association Hematology-Oncology Quality Transformation Collaborative Project.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify patient-care practices related to an increased prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among chronic hemodialysis patients. DESIGN:Survey. SETTING:Chronic hemodialysis facilities in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Equal-probability 2-stage cluster sampling was used to select 87 faciliti...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shimokura G,Chai F,Weber DJ,Samsa GP,Xia GL,Nainan OV,Tobler LH,Busch MP,Alter MJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the time-dependent exposure of California healthcare facilities to patients harboring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Clostridium difficile infec...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Datta R,Brown S,Nguyen VQ,Cao C,Billimek J,Avery T,Lee BY,Huang SS

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Nine hundred seventy-two cultures taken from the external nares and the vaginal vestibules of 54 women for the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus were studied. The swabs were plated directly to a trypticase soy agar plate containing 5% sheep blood and were then placed into a selective staphylococcal broth. Both cultur...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sautter RL,Brown WJ,Mattman LH

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surveillance of nosocomial infections (NIs) is well established in many countries but often does not include gastrointestinal infections. We sought to determine the proportion of NIs among all hospitalized cases for the 4 most prevalent types of gastrointestinal infections in Germany. METHODS:We analyzed all...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Spackova M,Altmann D,Eckmanns T,Koch J,Krause G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A before-after-before direct comparison between catheters lined with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine (CHSS) versus silver ionotrophes (SI) with a primary objective of comparison of rate of central-line-associated infection (CLABSI) in three 10-month windows. The CHSS catheters were associated with a lower rate o...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Abouleish YZ,Oldfield EC,Marik PE

更新日期：2020-09-11 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：:A case-control study of patients with and without confirmed UTI was performed to identify risk factors for nosocomial UTI. Duration of hospitalization, unit of admission, history of diabetes mellitus or debilitating diseases, and duration and number of urinary catheters were independently associated with increased ris...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Al-Helali NS,Al-Asmary SM,Abdel-Fattah MM,Al-Jabban TM,Al-Bamri AL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine hundred sixteen cultures were obtained from homes of patients with cystic fibrosis, control homes, salad bars, and food markets, and analyzed for the presence of Pseudomonas cepacia and related bacteria. P cepacia was recovered from 5 (18%) of 27 homes, and from 20 (4%) of 509 cultures collected outside of homes....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Mortensen JE,Fisher MC,LiPuma JJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE:To determine the hospital costs and length of stay attributable to VRE BSI and vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus (VSE) BSI and the independent effect of vancomycin resistanc...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Butler AM,Olsen MA,Merz LR,Guth RM,Woeltje KF,Camins BC,Fraser VJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the attributable risk of death due to catheter-related septicemia (CRS) in critically ill patients when taking into account severity of illness during the intensive-care unit (ICU) stay but before CRS. DESIGN:Pairwise-matched (1:2) exposed-unexposed study. SETTING:10-bed medical-surgical ICU an...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Soufir L,Timsit JF,Mahe C,Carlet J,Regnier B,Chevret S

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of a positive deviance strategy for the improvement of hand hygiene compliance in 2 adult step-down units. DESIGN:A 9-month, controlled trial comparing the effect of positive deviance on compliance with hand hygiene. SETTING:Two 20-bed step-down units at a tertiary care private...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Marra AR,Guastelli LR,de Araújo CM,dos Santos JL,Lamblet LC,Silva M Jr,de Lima G,Cal RG,Paes AT,Cendoroglo Neto M,Barbosa L,Edmond MB,dos Santos OF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the effect of prospective audit and feedback (PAF) on inpatient fluoroquinolone (FQN) prescriptions. During the PAF period, FQN use decreased from 39.19 to 29.58 days of therapy per 1,000 patient days (P < .001) and appropriateness improved from 68% to 88% (P < .001). High-yield indications to target include...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Marek CM,Zurek KJ,Degenhardt O,Remtulla S,Teale AS,Cervera C,Hoang HL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though many agents have been proposed as potential biological weapons, the feasibility of biological warfare is largely a matter of conjecture. The unpredictable and indiscriminate devastation caused by natural epidemics during wartime should warn us of the dangers of employing microbes as weapons. ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nettleman MD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate an outbreak in neonates of Enterobacter cloacae infection resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. DESIGN:A retrospective study of an outbreak in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and review of E cloacae isolates in pediatric wards and other intensive care units from June 1992 throu...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Verweij PE,Van Belkum A,Melchers WJ,Voss A,Hoogkamp-Korstanje JA,Meis JF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate adherence to components of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare facilities. DESIGN:Multihospital study using direct observation and a standardized questionnaire. SETTING:Three urban hospitals (...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sutton PM,Nicas M,Reinisch F,Harrison RJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness and efficiency of 17 housekeepers in terminal cleaning 292 hospital rooms was evaluated through adenosine triphosphate detection. A subgroup of housekeepers was identified who were significantly more effective and efficient than their coworkers. These optimum outliers may be used in performance impro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rupp ME,Huerta T,Cavalieri RJ,Lyden E,Van Schooneveld T,Carling P,Smith PW

更新日期：2014-06-01 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

authors： Collins JM,Hunter M,Gordon W,Kempker RR,Blumberg HM,Ray SM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonal Mycobacterium mucogenicum isolates (determined by molecular typing) were recovered from 19 bronchoscopic specimens from 15 patients. None of these patients had evidence of mycobacterial infection. Laboratory culture materials and bronchoscopes were negative for Mycobacteria. This pseudo-outbreak was caused by c...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bringhurst J,Weber DJ,Miller MB,Jones MC,Rivera MP,Akulian J,Rutala WA,Sickbert-Bennett EE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was conducted on an epidemic of bacteremia and meningitis caused by Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit and special care nursery of a general hospital in Mexico City, Mexico. A 19.9% incidence of bacteremia and meningitis was recorded in contrast to 1.4% and 3.7% during preepid...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zaidi M,Sifuentes J,Bobadilla M,Moncada D,Ponce de León S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the impact of reflex urine culture screen results on antibiotic initiation. More patients with positive urine screen but negative culture received antibiotics than those with a negative screen (30.5 vs 7.1%). Urine screen results may inappropriately influence antibiotic initiation in patients with a low l...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Klein CN,Elman MR,Townes JM,Lewis JS,McGregor JC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The sterility assurance level of 10(-6) is an established standard that defines the quality of sterile products. The aim of the present study was to develop a method that correlated the results from microbial-barrier testing of flexible sterile barrier systems with the estimated microbial challenge that the p...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Dunkelberg H,Schmelz U

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the predictors of 7-day mortality in older adult patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after controlling for comorbidity using the Charlson weighted index of comorbidity (WIC) and to identify the risk factors associated with bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). DES...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bader MS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1980, the Public Health Service established an objective of immunizing 60% of high-risk persons with influenza vaccine annually by the year 1990. As no more than 32% of high-risk persons currently receive influenza vaccine each year, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has undertaken an influenza vaccin...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fedson DS

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of 2 types of antimicrobial privacy curtains in clinical settings and the costs involved in replacing standard curtains with antimicrobial curtains. DESIGN:A prospective, open-labeled, multicenter study with a follow-up duration of 6 months. SETTING:This study included 12 rooms of ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Luk S,Chow VCY,Yu KCH,Hsu EK,Tsang NC,Chuang VWM,Lai CKC,Hui M,Lee RA,Lai WM,Que TL,Fung SC,To WK,Cheng VCC,Wong ATY

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Breathing circuit filters (BCFs) are used in respiratory and critical-care settings for humidification of air and to limit transmission of respiratory pathogens. Three types of BCFs (Pall BB 25A, BB 100, and HME 15-22) were evaluated (in triplicate) for removal of Mycobacterium species. Filters were challenged with ae...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Aranha-Creado H,Prince D,Greene K,Brandwein H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00