Absence of rectal colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci among high-risk pediatric patients.

abstract：:We studied the association between chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) concentration on skin and resistant bacterial bioburden. CHG was almost always detected on the skin, and detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on skin site...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Nadimpalli G,O'Hara LM,Leekha S,Calfee DP,Miller LG,Pineles L,Blanco N,Johnson JK,Harris AD,CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2019-12-01 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:To compare the occurrence of Clostridium difficile among inpatients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in two different hospitals. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Specialized HIV inpatient units. PATIENTS:HIV-infected inpatients at Cook County Hospital (CCH) and Rush Presbyte...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Pulvirenti JJ,Gerding DN,Nathan C,Hafiz I,Mehra T,Marsh D,Kocka F,Rice T,Fischer SA,Segreti J,Weinstein RA

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：: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：:The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) healthcare personnel handwash procedure allows for the use of a non-neutralizing stripping fluid after washing with an antimicrobial handwash product. The antimicrobial in the handwash product can remain active up until the time of neutralization or plating. A modified healthcare...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Benson L,Bush L,LeBlanc D

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated alternative measurement methodology for infrared body thermometry to increase accuracy for outdoor fever screening during the 2003 SARS epidemic. Our results indicate that the auditory meatus temperature is a superior alternative compared with the forehead body surface temperature due to its close appr...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Liu CC,Chang RE,Chang WC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective study, we monitored 4 epidemiologically important pathogens (EIPs): methicillin-resistane Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter to assess the effectiveness of 3 enhanced disinfection strategies for te...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rutala WA,Kanamori H,Gergen MF,Knelson LP,Sickbert-Bennett EE,Chen LF,Anderson DJ,Sexton DJ,Weber DJ,and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:In a cross-sectional study of Thai medical students, we compared the seroprevalence of antibody to measles virus, rubella virus, varicella zoster virus, hepatitis A virus, and hepatitis B virus with self-reports of prior infection or vaccination. Self-report predicted immunity to varicella zoster virus only. These dat...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Srichomkwun P,Apisarnthanarak A,Thongphubeth K,Yuekyen C,Mundy LM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVESThe risk of cross infection in a busy emergency department (ED) is a serious public health concern, especially in times of pandemic threats. We simulated cross infections due to respiratory diseases spread by large droplets using empirical data on contacts (ie, close-proximity interactions of ≤1m) in an ED t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hertzberg VS,Wang YA,Elon LK,Lowery-North DW

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to quantify short- and long-term outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the elderly, including all-cause mortality, transfer to a facility, and hospitalizations. DESIGN:Retrospective study using 2011 Medicare claims data, including all elderly persons coded for CDI and a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Olsen MA,Stwalley D,Demont C,Dubberke ER

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SHEA and the American Society for Quality's Health Care Division have been collaborating in areas of common concern to improve healthcare quality. We each possess a heritage of different but complementary approaches and stand a better chance of success together than apart. This presentation describes rapid growth of o...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Birnbaum D,Health Care Quality Special Interest Group.

更新日期：2001-09-01 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:Describe the clinical and molecular epidemiology of incident Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) cases in Chicago area acute healthcare facilities (HCFs). DESIGN AND SETTING:Laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic information was collected for patients with incident CDI who were admitted to acute HCFs in F...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Black SR,Weaver KN,Jones RC,Ritger KA,Petrella LA,Sambol SP,Vernon M,Burton S,Garcia-Houchins S,Weber SG,Lavin MA,Gerding D,Johnson S,Gerber SI

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously published study recommended the daily use of visible smoke to test for negative air pressure in isolation rooms occupied by potentially infectious tuberculosis cases. Continuous monitoring devices were found to have poor reliability. Findings from our survey of engineering controls in acute-care hospitals...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Pavelchak N,Cummings K,Stricof R,Marshall E,Oxtoby M,London M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The quality of environmental hygiene in hospitals is under increasing scrutiny from both healthcare providers and consumers because the prevalence of serious infections due to multidrug-resistant pathogens has reached alarming levels. On the basis of the results from a small number of hospitals, we undertook ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Carling PC,Parry MF,Von Beheren SM,Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Study Group.

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in three tertiary-care centers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where MRSA is encountered infrequently. DESIGN:Retrospective review over a 6-year period, from January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1995. SETTING:Three te...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Suh K,Toye B,Jessamine P,Chan F,Ramotar K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To determine whether the use of enhanced isolation precautions (droplet and contact precautions) for inpatients with respiratory tract viral infections is associated with a reduction in rate of nosocomial viral respiratory infections. DESIGN Quasi-experimental study with the rate of nosocomial respiratory vi...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rubin LG,Kohn N,Nullet S,Hill M

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are rapidly emerging worldwide. Control group selection is critically important when analyzing predictors of antimicrobial resistance. Focusing on modifiable risk factors can optimize prevention and resource expenditures. To identify specific predictors of CRE, p...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Marchaim D,Chopra T,Bhargava A,Bogan C,Dhar S,Hayakawa K,Pogue JM,Bheemreddy S,Blunden C,Shango M,Swan J,Lephart PR,Perez F,Bonomo RA,Kaye KS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A surgeon-specific computer-generated monthly questionnaire was used to improve surveillance of surgical wound infections in outpatients as well as inpatients following discharge. From July 1988 through June 1989, 20,536 surgical procedures were performed at our medical center, of which 53% were for outpatients. The t...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Manian FA,Meyer L

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

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：: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 evaluate the efficacy of an educational program for the prevention of catheter colonization. DESIGN:Two cross-sectional studies were carried out in a 500-bed randomly selected area of the hospital, separated by an educational program on the care of intravenous lines based on the Centers for Disease Contro...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Parras F,Ena J,Bouza E,Guerrero MC,Moreno S,Gálvez T,Cercenado E

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was conducted on an epidemic of bacteremia and meningitis caused by Serratia marcescens in the neonatal intensive care unit and special care nursery of a general hospital in Mexico City, Mexico. A 19.9% incidence of bacteremia and meningitis was recorded in contrast to 1.4% and 3.7% during preepid...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Zaidi M,Sifuentes J,Bobadilla M,Moncada D,Ponce de León S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a method to identify hospitals contributing to Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) at subsequent hospitalizations. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. METHODS:We merged 2014-2015 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) inpatient CDI laboratory-identified events with hospital patient disch...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Magro M,Rosenberg J,Epson E

更新日期：2020-09-30 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：:We analyzed California hospitals' National Healthcare Safety Network Annual Surveys to describe antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) implementation progress following new state ASP legislation. The proportion of hospitals with all 7 Core Elements of Hospital ASP rose from 59.3% in 2014 to 69.2% in 2015 (P<.001). In...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Rizzo K,Kealey M,Epson E

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00