Is the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical procedures decreasing? Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigation of a program to eradicate amebiasis using consecutive intensive mass screenings followed by medication in a large institute for adults with mental retardation in Taiwan. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study, with 3 years of follow-up. SETTING:A large, 450-bed institution for adults with mental reta...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Su SB,Guo HR,Chuang YC,Chen KT,Lin CY

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential role of blood pressure (BP) cuffs in the spread of bacterial infections in hospitals. DESIGN:A comprehensive, prospective study quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating the bacterial contamination on BP cuffs of 203 sphygmomanometers in use in 18 hospital units from January th...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： de Gialluly C,Morange V,de Gialluly E,Loulergue J,van der Mee N,Quentin R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With use of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we conducted a study to determine whether rates of Clostridium difficile infection for delivery-associated hospitalizations are increasing. From 1998 to 2006, the number and incidence of C. difficile infection among peripartum women increased significantly. These increases ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kuntz JL,Yang M,Cavanaugh J,Saftlas AF,Polgreen PM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the interobserver agreement, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of data submitted to a statewide surveillance system for identifying central line-associated bloodstream infection (BSI). DESIGN:Retrospective review of hospital medical records comparin...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： McBryde ES,Brett J,Russo PL,Worth LJ,Bull AL,Richards MJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To study the molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and to identify modifiable risk factors among patients with hematologic malignancies. SETTING:A hematology-oncology unit with high prevalence of VRE colonization. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with hematologic malignancies a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Almyroudis NG,Lesse AJ,Hahn T,Samonis G,Hazamy PA,Wongkittiroch K,Wang ES,McCarthy PL Jr,Wetzler M,Segal BH

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clonal dissemination of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). SETTING:Neonatal intensive care unit of a 180-bed, university-affiliated general hospital. PATIENTS:Neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between March 1999 and October 2000, from whom CNS were ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bogado I,Limansky A,Sutich E,Marchiaro P,Marzi M,Putero J,Viale A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of detergent and friction on removal of traditional biofilm and cyclic-buildup biofilm (CBB) from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) channels and to evaluate the efficacy of glutaraldehyde to kill residual bacteria after cleaning. METHODS:PTFE channels were exposed to artificial test soi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ribeiro MM,Graziano KU,Olson N,França R,Alfa MJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term outcomes of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) implemented in a hospital with low baseline antibiotic use. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental, interrupted time-series study. SETTING:Public safety net hospital with 525 beds. INTERVENTION:Implementation of a formal ASP in July 2008. ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Jenkins TC,Knepper BC,Shihadeh K,Haas MK,Sabel AL,Steele AW,Wilson ML,Price CS,Burman WJ,Mehler PS

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:From 1990 to 1995 at Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were treated with mupirocin to eliminate MRSA carriage. In 1995, 65% of MRSA patients at this hospital had mupirocin-resistant isolates. Starting in 1996,...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Vivoni AM,Santos KR,de-Oliveira MP,Giambiagi-deMarval M,Ferreira AL,Riley LW,Moreira BM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of catheter site and type (single- vs triple-lumen) on infection rates associated with central venous catheterization. DESIGN:Prospective observational study of all nontunneled central venous catheters over a 28-month period. Data collected included patient characteristics, inserti...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Goetz AM,Wagener MM,Miller JM,Muder RR

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Of the 13 US vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) cases, 8 were identified in southeastern Michigan, primarily in patients with chronic lower-extremity wounds. VRSA infections develop when the vanA gene from vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) transfers to S. aureus. Inc18-like plasmids in V...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tosh PK,Agolory S,Strong BL,Verlee K,Finks J,Hayakawa K,Chopra T,Kaye KS,Gilpin N,Carpenter CF,Haque NZ,Lamarato LE,Zervos MJ,Albrecht VS,McAllister SK,Limbago B,Maccannell DR,McDougal LK,Kallen AJ,Guh AY

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:The investigation and control of an outbreak of nosocomial Pseudomonas cepacia respiratory tract colonization and infection. DESIGN:Epidemiologic investigation based on infection control surveillance data, including definition and characterization of case patients, environmental cultures based on epidemiolog...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Weems JJ Jr

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual cost of a screening program to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a teaching hospital in Spain was 10,261 Euro. The average cost per MRSA infection was 2,730 Euro; therefore, the cost of the program would be covered if it only prevented 4 infections per year (11% of the total numbe...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gavaldà L,Masuet C,Beltran J,Garcia M,Garcia D,Sirvent JM,Ramon JM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a standardized surveillance system for monitoring hemodialysis vascular-access infections in order to compare infection rates between outpatient sites and to assess the effectiveness of infection control interventions. DESIGN:Prospective descriptive analysis of incidence infection rates. SETTING:...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Stevenson KB,Adcox MJ,Mallea MC,Narasimhan N,Wagnild JP

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine persistence of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) on a hematology-oncology ward and to determine the value of phenotypic and genotypic procedures for establishing clonality among CNS isolates. DESIGN:Strains of CNS isolated from bacteremic patients (n = 139) were typed by biochemical reactiv...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： van Belkum A,Kluijtmans J,van Leeuwen W,Goessens W,ter Averst E,Wielenga J,Verbrugh H

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). DESIGN:Prospective case-control study. SETTING:One tertiary and 6 community-based institutions in the southeastern United States. METHODS:We compared patients with SSI due to MRSA with 2 co...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Anderson DJ,Chen LF,Schmader KE,Sexton DJ,Choi Y,Link K,Sloane R,Kaye KS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine differences in healthcare costs between cases of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection in adults. DESIGN:Retrospective study of all cases of S. aureus infection. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs hospital and ass...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Filice GA,Nyman JA,Lexau C,Lees CH,Bockstedt LA,Como-Sabetti K,Lesher LJ,Lynfield R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate and control a nosocomial outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia lower respiratory tract infection. DESIGN:Outbreak investigation and case-control study. SETTING:A 260-bed community hospital. PATIENTS:Participants were mechanically ventilated intensive care patients without cystic fibrosis. A case ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ramsey AH,Skonieczny P,Coolidge DT,Kurzynski TA,Proctor ME,Davis JP

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possibility that contaminated commercial activated charcoal may serve as a source for fungal colonization or infection of the lower respiratory tract. DESIGN:The clinical course of a patient who aspirated commercial activated charcoal was reviewed. Fungal cultures were performed for 2 samp...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： George DL,McLeod R,Weinstein RA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency and type of nosocomial infections (NIs) (especially surgical-site infections [SSIs]), risk factors, and the type and duration of antibiotic use among surgical patients in Greek hospitals. DESIGN:Two point-prevalence studies. SETTING:Fourteen Greek hospitals. PATIENTS:Those in the...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gikas A,Roumbelaki M,Pediaditis J,Nikolaidis P,Levidiotou S,Kartali S,Kioumis J,Maltezos E,Metalidis S,Anevlavis E,Haliotis G,Kolibiris H,Tselentis Y,Hellenic Infection Control Network.

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In colorectal surgery, the composition of the most effective bundle for prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) remains uncertain. We performed a meta-analysis to identify bundle interventions most associated with SSI reduction. METHODS:We systematically reviewed 4 databases for studies that assessed bu...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Pop-Vicas AE,Abad C,Baubie K,Osman F,Heise C,Safdar N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typing systems for differentiating among strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be valuable tools for the epidemiologist and the clinician. Specific criteria for evaluating such systems are typeability, reproducibility, and discriminatory power. An ideal typing system also would be rapid, in...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Mulligan ME,Arbeit RD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that a majority of hospitalized patients were aware of the importance of hand hygiene, but observations indicated that performance of hand hygiene was uncommon. An intervention in which healthcare personnel facilitated hand hygiene at specific moments significantly increased performance of hand hygiene by pat...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sunkesula VC,Knighton S,Zabarsky TF,Kundrapu S,Higgins PA,Donskey CJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The device standardized infection ratio (SIR) is used to compare unit and hospital performance for different publicly reported infections. Interventions to reduce unnecessary device use may select a higher-risk population, leading to a paradoxical increase in SIR for some high-performing facilities. The stan...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fakih MG,Huang RH,Bufalino A,Erlinger T,Sturm L,Hendrich A,Haydar Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

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