The use of a selective staphylococcal broth v direct plating for the recovery of Staphylococcus aureus.

abstract：:In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a review of 103 Staphylococcus aureus infections was conducted during 2002. The prevalence of oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains was 68%; 25% of strains were resistant to multiple drugs. Previous use of antibiotics and undergoing a surgical procedure during the current hospital stay wer...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Seas C,Hernandez K,Ramos R,Bazan E,Rodriguez I,Torres A,Zamudio C,Gotuzzo E

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：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：:Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) for antimicrobial stewardship require considerable human resources and financial investments. This pre-/postimplementation study evaluated the effect of a CDSS on performance of prospective audit with intervention and feedback and demonstrated an increase in interventions and ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hermsen ED,VanSchooneveld TC,Sayles H,Rupp ME

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae occurred at a children's hospital in Japan. MBL-producing K. pneumoniae was detected in tea dispenser in the hospital, the use of which was associated with the acquisition of the MBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The outbreak ceased after use of ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ito K,Honda H,Yoshida M,Aoki K,Ishii Y,Miyokawa S,Horikoshi Y

更新日期：2018-12-27 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:In-hospital transmission of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) among neonates remains enigmatic. We describe the epidemiology of MSSA colonization and infection in a 30-bed neonatal ward. DESIGN:Multimodal outbreak investigation SETTING:A public 800-bed tertiary care university hospital in...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Achermann Y,Seidl K,Kuster SP,Leimer N,Durisch N,Ajdler-Schäffler E,Karrer S,Senn G,Holzmann-Bürgel A,Wolfensberger A,Leone A,Arlettaz R,Zinkernagel AS,Sax H

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:We report the effect of prospective audit and feedback (PAF) on inpatient fluoroquinolone (FQN) prescriptions. During the PAF period, FQN use decreased from 39.19 to 29.58 days of therapy per 1,000 patient days (P < .001) and appropriateness improved from 68% to 88% (P < .001). High-yield indications to target include...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Marek CM,Zurek KJ,Degenhardt O,Remtulla S,Teale AS,Cervera C,Hoang HL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Rising antibiotic resistance could reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics in preventing postoperative infections. We investigated trends in the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for 3 commonly performed surgical procedures-appendectomy, cesarean section, and colorectal surgery-and 1 invasive diagno...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gandra S,Trett A,Alvarez-Uria G,Solomkin JS,Laxminarayan R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, cultures were obtained of all intravascular catheters removed from children in an intensive care unit. Of 366 catheters removed from 217 children, 110 (30%) were found to be colonized, most commonly with coagulase-negative staphylococci. Despite the high rate of colonization, there were only ni...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schlager TA,Hidde M,Rodger P,Germanson TP,Donowitz LG

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) among healthcare professionals (HCPs) who experience varying degrees of exposure to ambulatory patients and to genetically characterize isolates. METHODS:This single-center, cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Elie-Turenne MC,Fernandes H,Mediavilla JR,Rosenthal M,Mathema B,Singh A,Cohen TR,Pawar KA,Shahidi H,Kreiswirth BN,Deitch EA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different sequentially applied post-varicella zoster virus (VZV) exposure management strategies were employed over a 43-month period. We began by using a standard post-exposure protocol in which 50 susceptible healthcare workers (HCW) involved in hospital exposures were furloughed from work at a loss to the hosp...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Josephson A,Karanfil L,Gombert ME

更新日期：1990-06-01 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

abstract：:BACKGROUND Healthcare provider hands are an important source of intraoperative bacterial transmission events associated with postoperative infection development. OBJECTIVE To explore the efficacy of a novel hand hygiene improvement system leveraging provider proximity and individual and group performance feedback in r...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Koff MD,Brown JR,Marshall EJ,O'Malley AJ,Jensen JT,Heard SO,Longtine K,O'Neill M,Longtine J,Houston D,Robison C,Moulton E,Patel HM,Loftus RW

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the current recommendations for immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis of infection in adults, including those who are at increased risk from occupation, lifestyle, travel, or pre-existing medical conditions. DESIGN:Review of the pertinent literature. SETTING:Adult ambulatory care. CONCLUSIONS:Gu...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wald TG,Tobacman JK

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been notifiable in Western Australia since 1985. This article reviews the notification data from 1994 to 1997, focusing on increases in MRSA notifications and the proportion that are local strains; changes in the geographical distribution of MRSA; and changes in a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Torvaldsen S,Roberts C,Riley TV

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To confirm the vertical transmission of Citrobacter diversus from a mother to her infant and to evaluate the epidemiologic usefulness of a new automated procedure for analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-generated DNA fingerprints. DESIGN:Repetitive element-based PCR (rep-PCR) analysis of C diversus i...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Harvey BS,Koeuth T,Versalovic J,Woods CR,Lupski JR

更新日期：1995-10-01 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 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：: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：:Infection control in British nursing homes is different from that in U.S. nursing homes in seveal ways. Most British nursing homes, for example, do not have a designated on-site infection control nurse, and several agencies are responsible for regulatory oversight. This article discusses the state of infection control...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Mayon-White R,Grant-Casey J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) decontamination can reduce environmental contamination with and nosocomial transmission of Clostridium difficile. DESIGN:A prospective before-after intervention study. SETTING:A hospital affected by an epidemic strain of C. difficile. INTERVENTION:Intensiv...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Boyce JM,Havill NL,Otter JA,McDonald LC,Adams NM,Cooper T,Thompson A,Wiggs L,Killgore G,Tauman A,Noble-Wang J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 50% of women with clinically apparent infection after mastectomy did not meet the 2020 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definition for surgical site infection (SSI). Implant loss was similar whether the 2020 NHSN SSI definition was met or not, suggesting equivalent adverse outcomes regardless of res...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bediako-Bowan AAA,Warren DK,Nickel KB,Fraser VJ,Olsen MA

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain which components of healthcare worker (HCW) influenza vaccination programs are associated with higher vaccination rates. DESIGN:Survey. SETTING:University-affiliated hospitals. METHODS:Participating hospitals were surveyed with regard to their institutional HCW influenza vaccination program fo...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Talbot TR,Dellit TH,Hebden J,Sama D,Cuny J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that antibiotic use could be controlled or improved in a community teaching hospital, with improvement defined as reductions in overall use, overall cost, and antimicrobial resistance. DESIGN:Interventional study with historical comparison. SETTING:A not-for-profit, 900-bed community ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Philmon C,Smith T,Williamson S,Goodman E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose the use of a machine learning algorithm to improve possible COVID-19 case identification more quickly using a mobile phone-based web survey. This method could reduce the spread of the virus in susceptible populations under quarantine. ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Srinivasa Rao ASR,Vazquez JA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence of nosocomial bacteremias related to the use of non-impregnated central venous catheters (CVCs) when only non-technologic strategies were used to prevent them. DESIGN:This was a prospective study of infectious complications of CVCs placed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients from A...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gnass SA,Barboza L,Bilicich D,Angeloro P,Treiyer W,Grenóvero S,Basualdo J

更新日期：2004-08-01 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