Acquisition of Clostridium difficile on Hands of Healthcare Personnel Caring for Patients with Resolved C. difficile Infection.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) can be associated with serious infectious complications. We evaluated the effect of education and feedback on process measures to improve PVC care and infectious complications. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental controlled crossover study with sampling before and aft...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fakih MG,Jones K,Rey JE,Berriel-Cass D,Kalinicheva T,Szpunar S,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine risk factors for and modes of transmission of Xanthomonas maltophilia infection/colonization. DESIGN:Surveillance and cohort study. SETTING:A 470-bed tertiary trauma-referral community hospital. PATIENTS:From January 1, 1988 to March 17, 1989, 106 intensive care unit patients developed X malto...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Villarino ME,Stevens LE,Schable B,Mayers G,Miller JM,Burke JP,Jarvis WR

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardizing healthcare surface sampling requires the evaluation of sampling tools for organism adherence. Here, 7 sampling tools were evaluated to assess their elution efficiencies in the presence of 5 pathogens. Foam sponges (80.6%), microfiber wipes (80.5%), foam swabs (77.9%), and cellulose sponges (66.5%) yielde...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： West-Deadwyler RM,Moulton-Meissner HA,Rose LJ,Noble-Wang JA

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Data collected from the individual cases reported by the media were used to estimate the distribution of the incubation period of travelers to Hubei versus that of nontravelers. Because a longer and more volatile incubation period has been observed in travelers, the duration of quarantine should be extended to 3 weeks...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Leung C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 300 advanced cancer patients with potential urinary tract infection (UTI), 19 had symptomatic UTI. Among remaining patients (n = 281), 21% had asymptomatic bacteriuria or candiduria, and 14% received inappropriate therapy for 279 antimicrobial days. Bacteriuria or candiduria predicted antimicrobial therapy. At 1...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Datta R,Wang T,Zhu M,Dembry LM,Han L,Allore H,Quagliarello V,Juthani-Mehta M

更新日期：2019-04-01 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:To investigate relationships between rates of antimicrobial consumption and the incidence of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from hospitals. METHODS:We conducted an observational study that used retrospective data from 2002 and linear regression to model ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rogues AM,Dumartin C,Amadéo B,Venier AG,Marty N,Parneix P,Gachie JP

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Central line-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) rates are a key quality metric for comparing hospital quality and safety. Traditional BSI surveillance may be limited by interrater variability. We assessed whether a computer-automated method of central line-associated BSI detection can improve the validity...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lin MY,Woeltje KF,Khan YM,Hota B,Doherty JA,Borlawsky TB,Stevenson KB,Fridkin SK,Weinstein RA,Trick WE,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter Program.

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：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：: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

abstract：:We studied the association between chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) concentration on skin and resistant bacterial bioburden. CHG was almost always detected on the skin, and detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on skin site...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nadimpalli G,O'Hara LM,Leekha S,Calfee DP,Miller LG,Pineles L,Blanco N,Johnson JK,Harris AD,CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracavity ultrasound transducer handles are not routinely immersed in liquid high-level disinfectants. We show that residual bacteria, including pathogens, persist on more than 80% of handles that are not disinfected, whereas use of an automated device reduces contamination to background levels. Clinical staff shoul...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ngu A,McNally G,Patel D,Gorgis V,Leroy S,Burdach J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Skin preparation is an important factor in reducing the rate of blood culture contamination. We assessed blood culture contamination rates associated with the use of skin antisepsis kits containing either 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate or 2% alcoholic tincture of iodine. DESIGN:Prospective, blinded cli...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Trautner BW,Clarridge JE,Darouiche RO

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To curtail the prevalence and cross-transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a rural healthcare setting. DESIGN:Before-after, quasi-experimental quality improvement study. SETTING:A regional-referral hospital, 5 affiliated nursing homes, and an outpatient MRSA clinic. INTERVENT...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bowler WA,Bresnahan J,Bradfish A,Fernandez C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the spread of strains of Enterobacter aerogenes in our hospital in 1992 and 1993 by using two genotypic markers, and to evaluate these methods for the epidemiological investigation of this species. DESIGN:Ribotyping (using two endonucleases) and arbitrarily primed (AP)-PCR (using two different 10-me...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Grattard F,Pozzetto B,Tabard L,Petit M,Ros A,Gaudin OG

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geriatric population represents the largest reservoir of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in developed nations, including the United States. Tuberculosis (TB) case rates in the United States are highest for this age group compared with other age categories. The subtle clinical manifestations of TB in the elder...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rajagopalan S,Yoshikawa TT

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Identify independent risk factors associated with the development of nosocomial bacteremia. DESIGN:Exploratory, unmatched, case-control study. SETTING:A 970-bed Spanish university hospital. PATIENTS:All non-neutropenic adult patients with nosocomial bacteremia admitted during a 12-month period were eligibl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Trilla A,Gatell JM,Mensa J,Latorre X,Almela M,Soriano E,Jimenez de Anta MT,Garcia San Miguel J

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 2000 to 2009, rates of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii increased 10-fold to 0.2 per 1,000 patient days. From 2010 to 2015, however, rates markedly declined and have stayed below 0.05 per 1,000 patient days. Herein, we present a 15-year trend analysis and discuss interventions that may have led to the d...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Russell DL,Uslan DZ,Rubin ZA,Grogan TR,Martin EM

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:We assessed the ability of a standard disinfection procedure to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the air-water channel of hysteroscopes. The residual HCV RNA remaining after the disinfection procedure was measured by polymerase chain reaction. When correctly applied to hysteroscopes, the standard disinfection pr...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sartor C,Charrel RN,de Lamballerie X,Sambuc R,De Micco P,Boubli L

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of major interventions targeting infection control and diagnostic stewardship in efforts to decrease Clostridioides difficile hospital onset rates over a 6-year period. DESIGN:Interrupted time series. SETTING:The study was conducted in an 865-bed academic medical center. METHODS:Monthl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Doll ME,Zhao J,Kang L,Rittmann B,Alvarez M,Fleming M,Cooper K,Stevens MP,Bearman G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A point prevalence survey was conducted on May 11, 2017, among inpatients at 6 hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The overall point prevalence was 6.8% (114 of 1,666). The most common types of infections were pneumonia (27.2%), urinary tract infections (20.2%), and bloodstream infections (10.5%). Approximately 19.2% of health...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Alshamrani MM,El-Saed A,Alsaedi A,El Gammal A,Al Nasser W,Nazeer S,Balkhy HH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality assurance is rapidly encroaching on the fields of epidemiology and infection control. If we are to lead this most recent revolution in medical care, we must ensure that our approach is structured, that we reassess our goals and methods regularly and that we achieve the maximal benefit from the resources we con...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nettleman MD

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology and the interventions used to control two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) epidemics involving 46 infants with two fatalities in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). SETTING:A 50-bed, level III NICU in a university hospital. INTERVENTIONS:After traditional in...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Back NA,Linnemann CC Jr,Staneck JL,Kotagal UR

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2001, New York State health officials were notified about 2 patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who had undergone neurosurgical procedures at the same hospital within 43 days of each other. One patient had Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the time of surgery; the other patient developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 6....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Stricof RL,Lillquist PP,Thomas N,Belay ED,Schonberger LB,Morse DL

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：: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