Handwashing and glove use in a long-term-care facility.

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To compare central line use and central line-associated bloodstream infection in newborn infants before and after the introduction of a central line infection prevention bundle in order to determine the effectiveness of the bundle and to identify areas for further improvement. DESIGN Retrospective cohort ana...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： McMullan R,Gordon A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may contaminate their immediate environment with this organism. However, the extent to which gastrointestinal colonization with MRSA affects environmental contamination is not known. We investigated the frequency of environmental conta...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Boyce JM,Havill NL,Otter JA,Adams NM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study of patients with and without confirmed UTI was performed to identify risk factors for nosocomial UTI. Duration of hospitalization, unit of admission, history of diabetes mellitus or debilitating diseases, and duration and number of urinary catheters were independently associated with increased ris...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Al-Helali NS,Al-Asmary SM,Abdel-Fattah MM,Al-Jabban TM,Al-Bamri AL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malassezia furfur, a lipophilic yeast, has become recognized as a cause of sepsis in infants receiving parenteral fat emulsions via indwelling deep venous catheters. Colonization of infants' skin may be a prerequisite to colonization of the intravascular catheter and subsequent infection with M furfur. Three hundred n...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Bell LM,Alpert G,Slight PH,Campos JM

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fulkerson scale lists 15 typical clinical activities ranked according to their risk of hand contamination. OBJECTIVE:To investigate how often healthcare workers (HCWs) apply antiseptic handrubs after each of the specified activities ranked in the Fulkerson scale. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Un...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wendt C,Knautz D,von Baum H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of an automated intraoperative alert to redose prophylactic antibiotics in prolonged cardiac operations. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled, evaluator-blinded trial. SETTING:University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS:Patients undergoing cardiac surgery that lasted more than 4 hours after the ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zanetti G,Flanagan HL Jr,Cohn LH,Giardina R,Platt R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New studies have been published regarding the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in topics such as asymptomatic C. difficile colonization, community-associated C. difficile infection, environmental contamination outside healthcare settings, animal colonization, and the interactions between C. difficile and the gut ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Revolinski SL,Munoz-Price LS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the number of surgical site infections (SSIs) registered after hospital discharge with respect to various surgical procedures and to identify the procedures for which postdischarge surveillance (PDS) is most important. DESIGN:Prospective SSI surveillance with voluntary PDS. Recommended methods for...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Manniën J,Wille JC,Snoeren RL,van den Hof S

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:States, including Illinois, have passed legislation mandating the use of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for reporting healthcare-associated infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sens...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Schaefer MK,Ellingson K,Conover C,Genisca AE,Currie D,Esposito T,Panttila L,Ruestow P,Martin K,Cronin D,Costello M,Sokalski S,Fridkin S,Srinivasan A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If you have calculated a confidence interval for an infection rate and found the interval extending into meaningless negative numbers, chances are the error is due to use of approximation formulae. Many of us unknowingly were taught to use the Wald approximation, which does not always approximate the exact binomial di...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Birnbaum D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data on the resources and staff compensation of hospital epidemiology and infection control (HEIC) departments are limited and do not reflect current roles and responsibilities, including the public reporting of healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to obtain information to assist HEIC profession...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Wright SB,Ostrowsky B,Fishman N,Deloney VM,Mermel L,Perl TM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monsel's solution is a common topically applied hemostatic agent used in minor dermatologic and gynecologic surgery. Clinically, because it is often stored for long periods and dispensed from a common source for multiple patients, Monsel's solution is a potential vector for transmission of infection. However, microbio...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rupp ME,Medcalf SJ,Fey PD,Handke LD,Marion ND

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the molecular epidemiological characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) had changed in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). DESIGN:Retrospective review of medical records. SETTING:Level III NICU of a university-affiliated children's hospital in Ne...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Carey AJ,Della-Latta P,Huard R,Wu F,Graham PL 3rd,Carp D,Saiman L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve nosocomial outbreaks over 14 years at a tertiary-care center in Mexico are described. Overall mortality was 25.8%, one half due to pneumonia. The most common organism was Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Incidence was three outbreaks per 10,000 discharges; outbreak-related infections comprised 1.56% of all nosocomial in...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ostrosky-Zeichner L,Baez-Martinez R,Rangel-Frausto MS,Ponce-de-León S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With use of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we conducted a study to determine whether rates of Clostridium difficile infection for delivery-associated hospitalizations are increasing. From 1998 to 2006, the number and incidence of C. difficile infection among peripartum women increased significantly. These increases ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kuntz JL,Yang M,Cavanaugh J,Saftlas AF,Polgreen PM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate changes in antimicrobial use during COVID-19 and after implementation of a multispecialty COVID-19 clinical guidance team compared to pre-COVID-19 antimicrobial use. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:Tertiary-care academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Internal medicine and medical ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Staub MB,Beaulieu RM,Graves J,Nelson GE

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission occurred among patients visiting a physician's office and to evaluate potential transmission mechanisms. DESIGN:Serologic survey, retrospective cohort study, and observation of infection control practices. SETTING:Private medical office. PATIENTS:T...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Samandari T,Malakmadze N,Balter S,Perz JF,Khristova M,Swetnam L,Bornschlegel K,Phillips MS,Poshni IA,Nautiyal P,Nainan OV,Bell BP,Williams IT

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:A meta-analysis of six controlled studies was performed to evaluate the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection among pediatric nurses. The pooled risk ratio for CMV infection in pediatric nurses using cumulative incidence data was statistically significant (risk ratio [RR] 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.33 - 5.5...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Flowers RH 3rd,Torner JC,Farr BM

更新日期：1988-11-01 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：: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：:Adults more than 40 years old are not necessarily immune to measles. A measles outbreak that involved healthcare workers occurred after contact with a 44-year-old patient. Results of a hospital-wide program of mass screening revealed that 117 (4.5%) of 2,600 individuals tested seronegative for measles; 31 (26.1%) of t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Uckay I,Hugonnet S,Kaiser L,Sax H,Pittet D

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：: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:To describe the epidemiology, interventions, and molecular typing methods used during the investigation and control of concurrent outbreaks of Serratia marcescens and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in a neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU). SETTING:A 206-bed women's and infants'...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Campbell JR,Zaccaria E,Mason EO Jr,Baker CJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 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: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：: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：:Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance is performed using a variety of methods with unclear performance characteristics. We used claims data to identify records for review following hysterectomy and colorectal surgery. Claims-enhanced screening identified SSIs missed by routine surveillance and could be used for t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Letourneau AR,Calderwood MS,Huang SS,Bratzler DW,Ma A,Yokoe DS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00