Effect of changing urine testing orderables and clinician order sets on inpatient urine culture testing: Analysis from a large academic medical center.

abstract：:Whether healthcare-associated infection data should be presented using indirect (current CMS/CDC methodology) or direct standardization remains controversial. We applied both methods to central-line-associated bloodstream infection data from 45 acute-care hospitals in Maryland from 2012 to 2014. We found that the 2 me...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： O'Hara LM,Masnick M,Leekha S,Jackson SS,Blanco N,Harris AD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of routine annual tuberculin skin testing (purified protein derivative [PPD]) of hospital employees has been questioned. Between 1984 and the end of 1987 the PPD conversion rates of hospital employees at a university and psychiatric hospital in North Florida were compared. The number of employees in bot...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Raad I,Cusick J,Sherertz RJ,Sabbagh M,Howell N

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the etiology and outcome of episodes of bacteremia and fungemia over a three-year period (1990-1992) in patients with hematological malignancies. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Hematology service of a 1,500-bed Spanish university hospital. RESULTS:Of a total of 178 episodes of significant...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rubio M,Palau L,Vivas JR,del Potro E,Diaz-Mediavilla J,Alvarez A,Martinez R,Picazo JJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the extent of aerosol-based transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is important for tailoring interventions for control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Multiple studies have reported the detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in air sampl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ong SWX,Tan YK,Coleman KK,Tan BH,Leo YS,Wang DL,Ng CG,Ng OT,Wong MSY,Marimuthu K

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The relationship between hospital antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance is poorly understood. We evaluated the association between antibiotic utilization and resistance in academic and community hospitals in Ontario, Canada. METHODS We conducted a multicenter observational ecological study of 37 hospitals...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wang A,Daneman N,Tan C,Brownstein JS,MacFadden DR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 90% of Thai hospitals surveyed reported implementing environmental cleaning and disinfection (ECD) protocols. Hospital epidemiologist presence was associated with the existence of an ECD checklist (P=.01) and of ECD auditing (P=.001), while good and excellent hospital administrative support were associated w...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Apisarnthanarak A,Weber DJ,Ratz D,Saint S,Khawcharoenporn T,Greene MT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ertapenem exposure has been reported to select for cross-resistance to other carbapenems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. Single-center investigations report conflicting results. We evaluated ertapenem use and antipseudomonal carbapenem susceptibility for 6 years spanning the time of ertapenem adoption at ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Eagye KJ,Nicolau DP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During an insidious outbreak of salmonellosis in a long-term care facility, residents who were treated with acid-suppressing medications were 8 times more likely than other residents to develop Salmonella infection. Among vulnerable populations, the risks and benefits of acid-suppressing medications should be consider...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bowen A,Newman A,Estivariz C,Gilbertson N,Archer J,Srinivasan A,Lynch M,Painter J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most nosocomial acquistion of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is due to cross-transmission. We sought to identify risk factors for acquisition of VRE by roommates of patients colonized or infected with VRE. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 472-bed tertiary care teaching hospital. METHODS...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zhou Q,Moore C,Eden S,Tong A,McGeer A,Mount Sinai Hospital Infection Control Team.

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Flash sterilization is most commonly used for emergency sterilization of unwrapped items in a gravity displacement sterilizer for three minutes. Sterilization quality assurance is monitored by biological indicators that require a 24-hour incubation prior to reading. In this study, we compared a new biological...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rutala WA,Gergen MF,Weber DJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe our experience using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during a period of active surveillance in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from March 2007 until November 2007. OBJECTIVE:To compare PCR with bacterial culture met...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sarda V,Molloy A,Kadkol S,Janda WM,Hershow R,McGuinn M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Describe the clinical and molecular epidemiology of incident Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) cases in Chicago area acute healthcare facilities (HCFs). DESIGN AND SETTING:Laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic information was collected for patients with incident CDI who were admitted to acute HCFs in F...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Black SR,Weaver KN,Jones RC,Ritger KA,Petrella LA,Sambol SP,Vernon M,Burton S,Garcia-Houchins S,Weber SG,Lavin MA,Gerding D,Johnson S,Gerber SI

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the rapid transfer of patients from the acute-care setting, the intensity of nursing care among residents in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) has increased, transforming today's LTCFs into subacute healthcare facilities. Given the increased risk of infection among residents in LTCFs and the associated morbidit...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Goldrick BA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air conditioner condensates have not been previously associated with cases of Legionnaires' disease. We report the possible transmission of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 from a malfunctioning automobile air conditioning system's leaking water onto the floorboard of a car driven for a long distance by the patient....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Pinar A,Ramirez JA,Schindler LL,Miller RD,Summersgill JT

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assess the impact of revised International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus burden in California hospitals. Codes were rapidly adopted, demonstrating new capture of colonization and continued relatively stable capture of infections. Nevertheless, despi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tehrani DM,Cao C,Kwark H,Huang SS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate prospectively the clinical course and risk factors for ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT) and the impact of VAT on intensive care unit (ICU) morbidity and mortality. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:University Hospital Larissa, Larissa, Greece. PATIENTS:Critical care patie...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Karvouniaris M,Makris D,Manoulakas E,Zygoulis P,Mantzarlis K,Triantaris A,Chatzi M,Zakynthinos E

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in a cohort of nurses new to a London hospital was 7.6% (13 of 171), using an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) release assay, and 16.2% (24 of 148), using the tuberculin skin test. On multivariate analysis, birth in a country with tuberculosis prevalence of more than 40 case...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Khanna P,Nikolayevskyy V,Warburton F,Dobson E,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Describe an outbreak of influenza A (H3N2); provide an analysis of vaccine efficacy; measure the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of 3 clinical case definitions of influenza. SETTING:A nursing home in Washington County, Maryland. The outbreak involved 52 residents (attack rate = 47.7%...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Taylor JL,Dwyer DM,Coffman T,Groves C,Patel J,Israel E

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:US hospitals are engaged in an infection control arms race. Hospitals, specialties, and professional groups are spurring one another on to adopt progressively more aggressive measures in response to COVID-19 that often exceed federal and international standards. Examples include universal masking of providers and pati...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rhee C,Baker MA,Klompas M

更新日期：2020-11-01 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 compare the impacts of different methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening test options (eg, polymerase chain reaction [PCR], rapid culture) and program characteristics on the clinical outcomes and budget of a typical US hospital. METHODS:We developed an Excel-based decision-analytic mo...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Olchanski N,Mathews C,Fusfeld L,Jarvis W

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of nosocomial infection due to antimicrobial resistant bacteria in patients treated in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). DESIGN:Nested case-cohort study. Patient data were collected prospectively, and antimicrobial susceptibility data were abstr...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Foglia EE,Fraser VJ,Elward AM

更新日期：2007-03-01 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 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：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：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：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients. Between August 2003 and January 2004, we experienced an increase in the incidence of C. difficile-associated disease. We describe the investigation into and management of the outbreak in this article. METHODS:A total of ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Drudy D,Harnedy N,Fanning S,Hannan M,Kyne L

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop an automated method for ventilator-associated condition (VAC) surveillance and to compare its accuracy and efficiency with manual VAC surveillance SETTING:The intensive care units (ICUs) of 4 hospitals METHODS:This study was conducted at Detroit Medical Center, a tertiary care center in metropoli...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Mann T,Ellsworth J,Huda N,Neelakanta A,Chevalier T,Sims KL,Dhar S,Robinson ME,Kaye KS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated vancomycin use in a hospital with endemic vancomycin-resistant enterococci and a vancomycin restriction program. Only 68% of vancomycin was prescribed appropriately. Inappropriate use was due primarily to empirical therapy. In the patients with a microbiological diagnosis following empirical therapy, 83% ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Roghmann MC,Perdue BE,Polish L

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the rates of and risk factors for carriage and acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae during hospitalization. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Shaare Zedek Medical Center, a 550-bed teaching hospital. METHODS:During a 5-month period (February 1-June 30,...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Friedmann R,Raveh D,Zartzer E,Rudensky B,Broide E,Attias D,Yinnon AM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00