Epidemiologic approaches to quality assessment.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the predictors of 7-day mortality in older adult patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after controlling for comorbidity using the Charlson weighted index of comorbidity (WIC) and to identify the risk factors associated with bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). DES...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bader MS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 1984-1985 influenza season, outbreaks of influenza A (H3N2) occurred in three Connecticut nursing homes. Influenza vaccination rates were 67% (96 out of 144), 35% (30 out of 85) and 69% (332 out of 483), respectively. The relative risk of illness for vaccinated compared to unvaccinated residents was 1.8 (95...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Cartter ML,Renzullo PO,Helgerson SD,Martin SM,Jekel JF

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine hospital-related risk factors for surgical-site infection (SSI) following hip arthroplasty. DESIGN:Prospective, multicenter cohort study based on surveillance data and data collected through a structured telephone interview. With the use of multilevel logistic regression, the independent effect ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Geubbels EL,Wille JC,Nagelkerke NJ,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Grobbee DE,de Boer AS

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of normal use on latex glove integrity in a flow cytometry laboratory. The gloves were tested using the 1,000 microL water-tight test and met industrial standards (less than 4% leakage) before, but not after use. More durable gloves, or more frequent changes of gloves, m...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Cappuccio WR,Lees PS,Breysse PN,Margolick JB

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antibiotic time-outs (ATOs) have been advocated to improve antibiotic use without dedicated stewardship resources, but their utility is poorly defined. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of an ATO led by a team-based pharmacist. DESIGN:Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Six medicine teams at ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Van Schooneveld TC,Rupp ME,Cavaleiri RJ,Lyden E,Rolek K

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:From 2000 to 2009, rates of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii increased 10-fold to 0.2 per 1,000 patient days. From 2010 to 2015, however, rates markedly declined and have stayed below 0.05 per 1,000 patient days. Herein, we present a 15-year trend analysis and discuss interventions that may have led to the d...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Russell DL,Uslan DZ,Rubin ZA,Grogan TR,Martin EM

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Water cultures were significantly more sensitive than concurrently collected swab cultures (n=2,147 each) in detecting Legionella pneumophila within a Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Sensitivity for water versus swab cultures was 90% versus 30% overall, 83% versus 48% during a nosocomial Legionnaires' disease outb...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Decker BK,Harris PL,Toy DL,Muder RR,Sonel AF,Clancy CJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of the screening test, nursing workload, handwashing rates, and dependence of handwashing on risk level of patient visit on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission among hospitalized patients. SETTING:General medical ward. METHODS:Monte Carlo simulation was us...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Raboud J,Saskin R,Simor A,Loeb M,Green K,Low DE,McGeer A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anonymous national survey of a representative population of healthcare workers who were thought likely to have frequent and intensive exposures to blood and other body fluids (certified nurse-midwives [CNMs]), was conducted to assess the type and frequency of self-reported occupational exposures to blood and body f...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Willy ME,Dhillon GL,Loewen NL,Wesley RA,Henderson DK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital-wide attack rate for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea at our tertiary-care university hospital was 0.02 per 100 patient discharges (0.02%) in 1982, but 0.41% and 1.47% in 1986 and 1987, respectively, with a peak incidence of 2.25% in the fourth quarter of 1987. Hospital antibiotic usage patterns ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Brown E,Talbot GH,Axelrod P,Provencher M,Hoegg C

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Presently, evidence guiding clinicians on the optimal approach to safely screen patients for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to a nonemergent hospital procedure is scarce. In this report, we describe our experience in screening for SARS-CoV-2 prior to semiurgent and urgent hospital procedures. DESIGN:Ret...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Shah AS,Walkoff LA,Kuzo RS,Callstrom MR,Brown MJ,Kendrick ML,Narr BJ,Berbari E

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：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 evaluate the efficacy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recommended infection control measures implemented in response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort studies of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients and healthcare w...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Stroud LA,Tokars JI,Grieco MH,Crawford JT,Culver DH,Edlin BR,Sordillo EM,Woodley CL,Gilligan ME,Schneider N

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the safety and cost-effectiveness of replacing the intravenous (IV) tubing sets in hospitalized patients at 4- to 7-day intervals instead of every 72 hours. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized study of infusion-related contamination associated with changing IV tubing sets within 3 days versus within ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Raad I,Hanna HA,Awad A,Alrahwan A,Bivins C,Khan A,Richardson D,Umphrey JL,Whimbey E,Mansour G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are preventable, measures to reduce these infections are not uniformly implemented. OBJECTIVE:To update an existing evidenced-based guideline that promotes strategies to prevent CRBSIs. DATA SOURCES:The MEDLINE database, conference proceedings,...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： O'Grady NP,Alexander M,Dellinger EP,Gerberding JL,Heard SO,Maki DG,Masur H,McCormick RD,Mermel LA,Pearson ML,Raad II,Randolph A,Weinstein RA,Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To describe the investigation and control of a cluster of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a 505-bed tertiary-care center. METHODS Cluster cases were defined as all patients with S. marcescens bacteremia between March 2 and April 7, 2014, who were found to have identical or related blood isolates determined...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schuppener LM,Pop-Vicas AE,Brooks EG,Duster MN,Crnich CJ,Sterkel AK,Webb AP,Safdar N

更新日期：2017-09-01 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 assess the impact of major interventions targeting infection control and diagnostic stewardship in efforts to decrease Clostridioides difficile hospital onset rates over a 6-year period. DESIGN:Interrupted time series. SETTING:The study was conducted in an 865-bed academic medical center. METHODS:Monthl...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Doll ME,Zhao J,Kang L,Rittmann B,Alvarez M,Fleming M,Cooper K,Stevens MP,Bearman G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Two pilot studies were conducted to produce efficacy data on an observational tool designed to assess the use of Universal Precautions (UP) in patient care settings. The instrument addresses barrier precautions, hand-washing, handling of sharps, and avoidance of unprotected mouth to mouth resuscitation. DES...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gauthier DK,Turner JG,Langley LG,Neil CJ,Rush PL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the association between the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii in patient rooms and the carrier status of the occupants. Fifty-six (39%) of 143 rooms with A. baumannii-positive patients had results positive for A. baumannii. Only 49 (10%) of 485 rooms with A. baumannii-negative patients were pos...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Munoz-Price LS,Namias N,Cleary T,Fajardo-Aquino Y,Depascale D,Arheart KL,Rivera JI,Doi Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection outbreaks at hemodialysis units to identify practices associated with transmission. Apparent failures to follow recommended infection control precautions resulted in patient-to-patient HCV transmission, through cross-contamination of the environment or intravenous me...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Thompson ND,Novak RT,Datta D,Cotter S,Arduino MJ,Patel PR,Williams IT,Bialek SR

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:A 19-item survey instrument was designed and mailed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America to its membership to determine the media preferred by infectious diseases physicians for continuing medical education on general topics and on antimicrobial resistance. The objective of the survey was to offer the develop...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Blakely JT,Sinkowitz-Cochran RL,Jarvis WR

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 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:Surgical site infections (SSIs) are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Preadmission skin antisepsis, while controversial, has gained acceptance as a strategy for reducing the risk of SSI. In this study, we analyze the benefit of an electronic alert system for enhancing compliance to preadmis...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Edmiston CE,Krepel CJ,Spencer MP,Ferraz AA,Seabrook GR,Lee CJ,Lewis BD,Brown KR,Rossi PJ,Malinowski MJ,Edmiston SE,Ferraz EM,Leaper DJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00