Days of Therapy and Antimicrobial Days: Similarities and Differences Between Consumption Metrics.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the identification, management, and clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) during the peak period of activity of the 2009 pandemic strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (2009 H1N1). DESIGN:Retrospective review of electronic medical records. PATIENT...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Metzger KE,Black SR,Jones RC,Nelson SR,Robicsek A,Trenholme GM,Lavin MA,Weber SG,Garcia-Houchins S,Landon E,Parada JP,Gerber SI

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors contributing to a cluster of deaths from invasive group A streptococcus (GAS) infection in a nursing home facility and to prevent additional cases. DESIGN:Outbreak investigation. SETTING:A 146-bed nursing home facility in northern Nevada. METHODS:We defined a case as the isolation of GA...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Thigpen MC,Thomas DM,Gloss D,Park SY,Khan AJ,Fogelman VL,Beall B,Van Beneden CA,Todd RL,Greene CM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is a multidisciplinary voluntary international organization with over 10,000 members. Its purpose is to influence, support, and improve the quality of healthcare through the practice and management of infection control and the applica...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Russell B

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study risk factors for the highly variable local colonization rates with unrelated Enterobacter species strains previously found in 22 Swedish neonatal units (0% to 32.4% of the infants). PATIENTS AND SETTING:The fecal Enterobacter species carriage rates among 953 infants in the 22 special-care neonatal u...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fryklund BA,Tullus K,Burman LG

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：: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：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：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:In patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis who are hospitalized or reside in congregate settings, guidelines recommend airborne infection isolation until sputum smear results are negative. Studies have identified factors associated with delayed sputum smear and culture conversion in patients with ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Horne DJ,Johnson CO,Oren E,Spitters C,Narita M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the rates of surgical-site infections (SSIs) after spinal surgery and to identify the risk factors associated with infection. DESIGN:SSIs had been identified by active prospective surveillance. A case-control study to identify risk factors was performed retrospectively. SETTING:University-asso...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Labbé AC,Demers AM,Rodrigues R,Arlet V,Tanguay K,Moore DL

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE. To quantify the association between admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) room most recently occupied by a patient positive for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (EBSL)-producing gram-negative bacteria and acquisition of infection or colonization with that pathogen. DESIGN. Retrospective cohort study. SETTI...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ajao AO,Johnson JK,Harris AD,Zhan M,McGregor JC,Thom KA,Furuno JP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the rate of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids from all sources and specifically from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected sources among hospital workers, by job category and work area. DESIGN:Multicenter prospective study. Occupational exposure data (numerator) and full-time eq...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Puro V,De Carli G,Petrosillo N,Ippolito G

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methodologies for evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial agents in the bacterial flora of the hand involve variations of the "glove juice" or "sterile bag" procedures. In this study we demonstrate that the subungual flora contribute significantly to the recovery of bacteria in these procedures. Culturing hands that ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Leyden JJ,McGinley KJ,Kates SG,Myung KB

更新日期：1989-10-01 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：:Of 49 long-term care facility residents, 21 (43%) were colonized with 2 or more distinct strains of Escherichia coli. There were no significant risk factors for colonization with multiple strains of E. coli. These results suggest that future efforts to efficiently identify the diversity of colonizing strains will be c...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Lautenbach E,Tolomeo P,Black N,Maslow JN

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:The mite Dermanyssus gallinae may cause pruritic dermatitis in humans. We describe a case of nosocomial infestation with D. gallinae from an abandoned pigeon nest suspended on the front wall of the Hôpital Henri Mondor near a window. Close surveillance and regular destruction of pigeon nests could prevent these incide...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bellanger AP,Bories C,Foulet F,Bretagne S,Botterel F

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2011, institutional requirements for pertussis vaccination of healthcare personnel were reported by nearly one-third of surveyed US hospitals. Requirements often applied to personnel with certain clinical responsibilities, such as those caring for infants. Healthcare personnel who were not on an institution's payro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Miller BL,Ahmed F,Lindley MC,Wortley PM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Quality Indicator Study Group was created by the governing boards of three national professional organizations that have interest and experience in epidemiology, nosocomial infection control and prevention, and quality of care improvement. The Study Group has reviewed the existing literature concerning quality ind...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Quality Indicator Study Group.

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New studies have been published regarding the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in topics such as asymptomatic C. difficile colonization, community-associated C. difficile infection, environmental contamination outside healthcare settings, animal colonization, and the interactions between C. difficile and the gut ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Revolinski SL,Munoz-Price LS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate a possible nosocomial outbreak of tuberculosis (TB). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Community hospital. METHODS:We reviewed medical records, hospital infection control measures, and potential locations of nosocomial exposure. We examined the results of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) sme...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Larson JL,Lambert L,Stricof RL,Driscoll J,McGarry MA,Ridzon R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few data are available on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in day care. We performed a study in a medical university child care center to study the epidemiology of MRSA in this population. DESIGN:Survey. SETTING:A child care center on the campus of a university medical center....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hewlett AL,Falk PS,Hughes KS,Mayhall CG

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether methodological differences explain divergent results in case-control studies examining surgery as a risk factor for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). METHODS:After case-control studies were systematically identified using PubMed, we performed a homogeneity analysis and applied models to e...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Barash JA,Johnson BT,Gregorio DI

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the epidemiology of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in hospitalized patients and to determine the frequency of hospital-acquired infection and the modes of transmission within the hospital. DESIGN:Descriptive study in which the clinical microbiology laboratory reported all positive Yersinia cultu...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Cannon CG,Linnemann CC Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective study, we monitored 4 epidemiologically important pathogens (EIPs): methicillin-resistane Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter to assess the effectiveness of 3 enhanced disinfection strategies for te...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rutala WA,Kanamori H,Gergen MF,Knelson LP,Sickbert-Bennett EE,Chen LF,Anderson DJ,Sexton DJ,Weber DJ,and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection preventionists at Minnesota hospitals were surveyed to determine whether they had Legionella water management plans. Of 137 hospitals, 84 (61%) responded. Among them, 27% hospitals had a water management plan, 21% regularly sampled for Legionella, and 51% had knowledge of ASHRAE Legionella prevention standar...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Danila RN,Koranteng N,Como-Sabetti KJ,Robinson TJ,Laine ES

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Corynebacterium minutissimum is well-known as the cause of erythrasma, it is noted as the etiologic agent of nondermatologic disease only rarely. We document this organism as a cause of central venous catheter-associated bacteremia and report the use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to characterize its mol...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rupp ME,Stiles KG,Tarantolo S,Goering RV

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monsel's solution is a common topically applied hemostatic agent used in minor dermatologic and gynecologic surgery. Clinically, because it is often stored for long periods and dispensed from a common source for multiple patients, Monsel's solution is a potential vector for transmission of infection. However, microbio...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rupp ME,Medcalf SJ,Fey PD,Handke LD,Marion ND

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), total serum cholesterol, and nosocomial infection in patients undergoing general surgery. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study, with an extended follow-up to 1 month after hospital discharge. SETTING:The general surgery service...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Delgado-Rodríguez M,Medina-Cuadros M,Martínez-Gallego G,Sillero-Arenas M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial agents are among the most frequently prescribed medications in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs). Therefore, it is not surprising that Clostridium difficile colonization and C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) occur commonly in elderly LTCF residents. C. difficile has been identified as the most comm...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Simor AE,Bradley SF,Strausbaugh LJ,Crossley K,Nicolle LE,SHEA Long-Term-Care Committee.

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00