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abstract：:In a cohort of inpatients with hematologic malignancy and positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Clostridium difficile tests, we found that clinical characteristics and outcomes were similar between these groups. The method of testing is unlikely to predict infection in this population, a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ziegler M,Landsburg D,Pegues D,Alby K,Gilmar C,Bink K,Gorman T,Moore A,Bonhomme B,Omorogbe J,Tango D,Tolomeo P,Han JH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To summarize and discuss logistic and administrative challenges we encountered during the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study and lessons learned that are pertinent to future utilization of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection devices in other hospitals DESIGN Multicenter cluster randomized...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Anderson DJ,Knelson LP,Moehring RW,Lewis SS,Weber DJ,Chen LF,Triplett PF,Blocker M,Cooney RM,Schwab JC,Lokhnygina Y,Rutala WA,Sexton DJ,CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anterior nares are the most sensitive single site for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization. Colonization patterns of USA300 MRSA colonization are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To assess whether residents of extended care facilities who are colonized with USA300 MRSA have diffe...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shurland SM,Stine OC,Venezia RA,Johnson JK,Zhan M,Furuno JP,Miller RR,Johnson T,Roghmann MC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of a standard cleaning and sterilization protocol employed during reuse of cardiac electrophysiology catheters on the infectivity of duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV; a surrogate for human hepatitis B virus), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV; a surrogate for human hepatitis C virus), and h...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Druce JD,Russell JS,Birch CJ,Vickery K,Harper RW,Smolich JJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：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: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:Better understand the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of peripheral venous catheter (PVC)-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. DESIGN:Retrospective study of PVC-related S. aureus bacteremias in adult patients from July 2005 through March 2008. A point-prevalence survey was performed January 9, 200...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Trinh TT,Chan PA,Edwards O,Hollenbeck B,Huang B,Burdick N,Jefferson JA,Mermel LA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare patient outcomes when percutaneous feeding tubes were changed routinely each month or only when necessary (prn). DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, nonblinded crossover study of 6 months of routine monthly changes compared with 6 months of prn changes. SETTING:416-bed long-term-care facility. PATIE...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Graham S,Sim G,Laughren R,Chicoine J,Stephenson E,Leche G,McIntyre M,Murray D,Aoki FY,Nicolle LE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Laboratory-based characterization and traceback of Clostridium butyricum isolates linked to outbreak cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a hospital in China. METHODS:In total, 37 samples were collected during the NEC outbreak. Classical bacteriological methods were applied to isolate and ide...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Dong Y,Li Y,Zhang D,Nguyen S,Maheshwari N,Hu Y,Cao Y,Li F,Fanning S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the comparative virulence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S aureus (MSSA) by consideration of predisposing factors and outcomes in patients infected with these organisms in the healthcare setting. DESIGN:Analysis of an historical cohort of 504 bact...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Selvey LA,Whitby M,Johnson B

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:We describe the high burden of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) colonization and infection in a neuro-rehabilitation hospital in Italy over a 6-year period. Overall, 9.3% of patients were found to be CPE carriers on admission; the rates of CPE in-hospital acquisition and CPE-BSI were 9.2 and 2.9 cases ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tedeschi S,Trapani F,Liverani A,Tumietto F,Cristini F,Pignanelli S,Berlingeri A,Bonavita J,Belloni GP,Bartoletti M,Giannella M,Pederzini R,Viale P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital epidemiologists have an opportunity to apply their skills to hospital quality problems other than infection control. Soon, hospitals will be required to collect and report numerous quality indicators, whose results will require epidemiologic interpretation. For those who choose to make the transition into qua...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Simmons BP,Kritchevsky SB

更新日期：1995-02-01 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 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：:The rate of purified protein derivative (PPD) conversion in workers at our hospital increased to 1.7% in 1991. After implementation of mandatory respiratory isolation of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, the rate dropped to 0.6%. This policy may protect workers in institutions where the majority of patients ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Uyamadu N,Ahkee S,Carrico R,Tolentino A,Wojda B,Ramirez J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of matching on exposure time on estimates of attributable mortality of nosocomial bacteremia as assessed by matched cohort studies. DESIGN:Two retrospective, pairwise-matched (1:2) cohort studies. SETTING:A 54-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Patien...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Blot S,De Bacquer D,Hoste E,Depuydt P,Vandewoude K,De Waele J,Benoit D,De Schuijmer J,Colardyn F,Vogelaers D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thorough counseling with emphasis on the importance of mosquito bite avoidance, as well as on compliance with prophylactic antimalarial regimens, remains an important task for the physician preparing a patient for international travel. Chloroquine continues to be the drug of choice for prophylaxis in areas not reporti...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rangel-Frausto MS,Edmond MB

更新日期：1993-03-01 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:Viruses are more common than bacteria in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Little is known, however, about the frequency of respiratory viral testing and its associations with antimicrobial utilization. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:The study included 179 US hospitals. P...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Klompas M,Imrey PB,Yu PC,Rhee C,Deshpande A,Haessler S,Zilberberg MD,Rothberg MB

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To analyze whether electronically available comorbid conditions are risk factors for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-defined, hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) after controlling for antibiotic and gastric acid suppression therapy use. PATIENTS Patients aged ≥18 years admit...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Harris AD,Sbarra AN,Leekha S,Jackson SS,Johnson JK,Pineles L,Thom KA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidate behavioral determinants of handwashing among nurses. DESIGN:Statistical modeling using the Theory of Planned Behavior and relevant components to handwashing behavior by nurses that were derived from focus-group discussions and literature review. SETTING:The community and 3 tertiary care hospita...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Whitby M,McLaws ML,Ross MW

更新日期：2006-05-01 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 study the cost-effectiveness of vaccination for hepatitis A. SETTING:Hypothetical analysis of students currently enrolled in medical school in the United States. METHOD:A Markov-based model was developed using data from the literature, actual hospital costs, and an annual discount rate of 5%. The inciden...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Smith S,Weber S,Wiblin T,Nettleman M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Taiwan in 2003 was worsened by hospital infections, we analyzed 229 questionnaires (84.8% of 270 sent) completed by surveyed healthcare workers who cared for patients with SARS in 3 types of hospitals, to identify surveillance problems. Atypical clinical...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shih FY,Yen MY,Wu JS,Chang FK,Lin LW,Ho MS,Hsiung CA,Su IJ,Marx MA,Sobel H,King CC

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：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：:Surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was implemented in Rio de Janeiro and Uberlândia University Hospitals, which had different policies on use of mupirocin. One hundred fourteen multiresistant MRSA strains were isolated from 62 patients. Mupirocin resistance was observed in 63% of strai...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Netto dos Santos KR,de Souza Fonseca L,Gontijo Filho PP

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To trace the routes of transmission and sources of Staphylococcus aureus found in the surgical wound during cardiothoracic surgery and to investigate the possibility of reducing wound contamination, with regard to total counts of bacteria and S. aureus, by wearing special scrub suits. METHODS:A total of 65 ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Tammelin A,Hambraeus A,Ståhle E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00