Inactivation of human immunodeficiency virus by a medical waste disposal process using chlorine dioxide.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus colonization before surgery reduces risk of surgical site infection (SSI). The regimen of nasal mupirocin ointment and topical chlorhexidine gluconate is effective, but cost and patient compliance may be a barrier. Nasal povidone-iodine solution may provide an alternative t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Phillips M,Rosenberg A,Shopsin B,Cuff G,Skeete F,Foti A,Kraemer K,Inglima K,Press R,Bosco J

更新日期：2014-07-01 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 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：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：:Aerobic gram-negative bacillus (AGNB) groin skin carriage was prospectively studied in ambulatory geriatric outpatients: 42 from three nursing homes and 44 from private homes. Initially, 12 (28.6%) Proteeae carriers were in the former group and 3 (6.8%) were in the latter (P = 0.01). At one year, 6 of 7 surviving nurs...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ehrenkranz NJ,Eckert DG,Alfonso BC,Moskowitz LB

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effectiveness of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a cohort study was performed in a university hospital. Contact precautions alone were not effective in reducing transmission of VRE. Strict isolation of affected patients in private rooms, i...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Yoonchang SW,Peck KR,Kim OS,Lee JH,Lee NY,Oh WS,Song JH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Develop a clinical decision support tool comprised of an electronic medical record alert and antimicrobial stewardship navigator to facilitate antimicrobial stewardship. DESIGN:We analyzed alerts targeting antimicrobial de-escalation to assess the effectiveness of the navigator as a stewardship tool. The ale...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schulz L,Osterby K,Fox B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments that are relevant to the ethics of infection control include the patient safety movement, the appearance of new diseases (notably, severe acute respiratory syndrome) that pose threats to healthcare workers, data confirming the suspicion that infection control measures such as isolation may compromi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bryan CS,Call TJ,Elliott KC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), total serum cholesterol, and nosocomial infection in patients undergoing general surgery. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study, with an extended follow-up to 1 month after hospital discharge. SETTING:The general surgery service...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Delgado-Rodríguez M,Medina-Cuadros M,Martínez-Gallego G,Sillero-Arenas M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors associated with surgical site infection (SSI) after pediatric posterior spinal fusion procedure by examining characteristics related to the patient, the surgical procedure, and tissue hypoxia. DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study nested in a hospital cohort study. SETTING:A 475-b...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Linam WM,Margolis PA,Staat MA,Britto MT,Hornung R,Cassedy A,Connelly BL

更新日期：2009-02-01 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 whether empiric isolation of patients with acute respiratory virus infection symptoms could be discontinued when preliminary shell vial cultures were negative, and the impact of this approach on hospital resources. DESIGN:In 1993, we retrospectively reviewed respiratory virus test results from 1...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Beekmann SE,Engler HD,Collins AS,Canosa J,Henderson DK,Freifeld A

更新日期：1996-09-01 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 evaluate the impact of postdischarge surveillance on surgical site infection (SSI) rates after orthopedic surgery. SETTING:Nine hospitals participating in the Finnish Hospital Infection Program. PATIENTS:All patients who underwent hip or knee arthroplasty or open reduction of a femur fracture during 1999...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Huotari K,Lyytikäinen O,Hospital Infection Surveillance Team.

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the ability of hospital air handling systems to filter Aspergillus, other fungi, and particles following the implosion of an adjacent building; to measure the quantity and persistence of airborne fungi and particles at varying distances during a building implosion; and to determine whether manipula...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Srinivasan A,Beck C,Buckley T,Geyh A,Bova G,Merz W,Perl TM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water samples taken from extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) devices used at University Hospitals Birmingham yielded high total viable counts (TVCs) containing a variety of microorganisms, including M. chimaera. Disinfection resulted in the reduction of TVCs and eradication of Mycobacterium chimaera. Weekly disi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Garvey MI,Phillips N,Bradley CW,Holden E

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：: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：: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:The study was designed to compare the efficacies of bland soap handwash and isopropyl alcohol hand rinse in preventing transfer of aerobic gram-negative bacilli to urinary catheters via transient hand colonization acquired from direct patient contact. Glove juice recovery of gram-negative bacteria was conside...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ehrenkranz NJ,Alfonso BC

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine trends in compliance with the guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare facilities among New Jersey hospitals from 1989 through 1996. DESIGN:A voluntary questionnaire was sent to all 96 New Jersey hospitals in 1992. The 53 that responded were resurvey...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Manangan LP,Collazo ER,Tokars J,Paul S,Jarvis WR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigated regional variations in antibiotic use for the treatment of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in France by means of a multilevel analysis, to identify targets for quality improvement. METHODS:Data were obtained from the 2001 and 2006 French national point-prevalence surveys of...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Amadeo B,Dumartin C,Venier AG,Fourrier-Réglat A,Coignard B,Rogues AM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVETo evaluate probiotics for the primary prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among hospital inpatients.DESIGNA before-and-after quality improvement intervention comparing 12-month baseline and intervention periods.SETTINGA 694-bed teaching hospital.INTERVENTIONWe administered a multispecies prob...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Trick WE,Sokalski SJ,Johnson S,Bunnell KL,Levato J,Ray MJ,Weinstein RA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether alcohol hand disinfection is an effective alternative to traditional agents for the pre-surgical scrub. DESIGN:A prospective clinical trial of a 70% isopropanol pre-surgical hand disinfectant. SETTING:The operating room suites at two hospital sites in British Columbia. METHODS:Cases we...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bryce EA,Spence D,Roberts FJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether disinfection protocols currently used for gastroscopes are effective against cultures of Tropheryma whipplei. DESIGN:The bactericidal activity of 2% glutaraldehyde and two peracetic acids on the Twist-Marseille strain of T. whipplei grown in cell monolayers was determined. PATIENTS:Two ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： La Scola B,Rolain JM,Maurin M,Raoult D

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an outbreak of influenza A from a four-building veterans' facility in King, Wisconsin. Influenza was isolated in 154 of 721 residents over a 121-day period. Building A had 2 cases, no isolates for 40 days, followed by 27 cases. Building B had 25 cases, no isolates for 75 days, followed by 4 cases. Building C...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Drinka PJ,Gravenstein S,Krause P,Nest L,Dissing M,Shult P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of decolonization as a strategy for preventing methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE:After adding decolonization to further reduce MRSA transmission in our NICU, we conducted this retrospective review to eva...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bozzella MJ,Soghier L,Harris T,Zell L,Short BL,Song X

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：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