Epidemiological analysis defining concurrent outbreaks of Serratia marcescens and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive-care unit.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how hand hygiene observer scheduling influences the number of events and unique individuals observed. DESIGN:We deployed a mobile sensor network to capture detailed movement data for 6 categories of healthcare workers over a 2-week period. SETTING:  University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic medical ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Fries J,Segre AM,Thomas G,Herman T,Ellingson K,Polgreen PM

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors contributing to a cluster of deaths from invasive group A streptococcus (GAS) infection in a nursing home facility and to prevent additional cases. DESIGN:Outbreak investigation. SETTING:A 146-bed nursing home facility in northern Nevada. METHODS:We defined a case as the isolation of GA...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Thigpen MC,Thomas DM,Gloss D,Park SY,Khan AJ,Fogelman VL,Beall B,Van Beneden CA,Todd RL,Greene CM

更新日期：2007-01-01 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 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：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：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：OBJECTIVE:The prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has increased markedly during the past decade. Few data exist regarding the epidemiology of resistance of VRE to chloramphenicol, one of the few therapeutic options. DESIGN:Survey and case-control study. SETTING:A 725-bed, tertiary-care academic medic...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Gould CV,Fishman NO,Nachamkin I,Lautenbach E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices (HCDs) has now affected patients in several countries on different continents. Clinical infections are characterized by delayed diagnosis, inadequate treatment response to antimicrobial agents, and poor prognosis. Outbreak ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sommerstein R,Schreiber PW,Diekema DJ,Edmond MB,Hasse B,Marschall J,Sax H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococci account for less than 1% of all surgical wound infections but are an important cause of nosocomial outbreaks. We report here a cluster of four group A streptococcal infections that occurred within an 11-day period on a single surgical service. The index case presented with toxic shock-like syndrom...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Jamieson FB,Green K,Low DE,Simor AE,Goldman C,Ng J,McGeer A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1997 the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America established a consensus panel to develop recommendations for optimal infrastructure and essential activities of infection control and epidemiology programs in out-of-hospital settings....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Friedman C,Barnette M,Buck AS,Ham R,Harris JA,Hoffman P,Johnson D,Manian F,Nicolle L,Pearson ML,Perl TM,Solomon SL

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in a cohort of nurses new to a London hospital was 7.6% (13 of 171), using an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) release assay, and 16.2% (24 of 148), using the tuberculin skin test. On multivariate analysis, birth in a country with tuberculosis prevalence of more than 40 case...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Khanna P,Nikolayevskyy V,Warburton F,Dobson E,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize occupationally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection detected through case surveillance efforts in the United States. DESIGN:National surveillance systems, based on voluntary case reporting. SETTING:Healthcare or laboratory (clinical or research) settings. PATIENTS:Healthcar...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Do AN,Ciesielski CA,Metler RP,Hammett TA,Li J,Fleming PL

更新日期：2003-02-01 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:To evaluate changing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing among inpatients with indeterminate enzyme immunoassay (EIA) results (antigen+/toxin-) from reflexive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to clinician-ordered PCR testing. DESIGN:Multicenter, before-and-after, quasi-experimental study....

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sullivan EL,Majumdar R,Ortiz C,Riggs PK,Crum-Cianflone NF

更新日期：2020-06-01 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:To study the cost-effectiveness of vaccination for hepatitis A. SETTING:Hypothetical analysis of students currently enrolled in medical school in the United States. METHOD:A Markov-based model was developed using data from the literature, actual hospital costs, and an annual discount rate of 5%. The inciden...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Smith S,Weber S,Wiblin T,Nettleman M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized in French public hospitals. DESIGN:A 2-month survey that included 163,573 patients and 140,114 admissions. SETTING AND PATIENTS:Forty-three public or public-affiliated hospitals throughout France, includ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Hôpital Propre II Study Group.

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Fluoroquinolones have not been frequently implicated as a cause of Clostridium difficile outbreaks. Nosocomial C. difficile infections increased from 2.7 to 6.8 cases per 1000 discharges (P < .001). During the first 2 years of the outbreak, there were 253 nosocomial C. difficile infections; of ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Muto CA,Pokrywka M,Shutt K,Mendelsohn AB,Nouri K,Posey K,Roberts T,Croyle K,Krystofiak S,Patel-Brown S,Pasculle AW,Paterson DL,Saul M,Harrison LH

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Micrococcus bacteria are frequently isolated from blood cultures and could represent a cause of infections associated with medical devices, particularly in immunocompromised patients; however, there is a lack of information on the management of micrococcal bacteremia. We report what is, to our knowledge, the largest s...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ramos ER,Hachem R,Youssef S,Fang X,Jiang Y,Raad I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether healthcare-associated infection data should be presented using indirect (current CMS/CDC methodology) or direct standardization remains controversial. We applied both methods to central-line-associated bloodstream infection data from 45 acute-care hospitals in Maryland from 2012 to 2014. We found that the 2 me...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： O'Hara LM,Masnick M,Leekha S,Jackson SS,Blanco N,Harris AD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a standardized regimen for decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers and to identify factors influencing decolonization treatment failure. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study from January 2002 to April 2007, with a mean follow-up period of 36 months...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Buehlmann M,Frei R,Fenner L,Dangel M,Fluckiger U,Widmer AF

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cohort of inpatients with hematologic malignancy and positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Clostridium difficile tests, we found that clinical characteristics and outcomes were similar between these groups. The method of testing is unlikely to predict infection in this population, a...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ziegler M,Landsburg D,Pegues D,Alby K,Gilmar C,Bink K,Gorman T,Moore A,Bonhomme B,Omorogbe J,Tango D,Tolomeo P,Han JH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine trends, patient characteristics, and outcome of patients with healthcare-associated influenza in Canadian hospitals. DESIGN:Prospective surveillance of laboratory-confirmed influenza among hospitalized adults was conducted from 2006 to 2012. Adults with positive test results at or after admissio...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Taylor G,Mitchell R,McGeer A,Frenette C,Suh KN,Wong A,Katz K,Wilkinson K,Amihod B,Gravel D,Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program.

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a non-blinded randomized trial to determine the impact of a patient hand-hygiene intervention on contamination of hospitalized patients' hands with healthcare-associated pathogens. Among patients with negative hand cultures on admission, recovery of pathogens from hands was significantly reduced in those ...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Sunkesula VCK,Kundrapu S,Knighton S,Cadnum JL,Donskey CJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are emerging worldwide. Contact precautions are recommended for known ESBL-E carriers to control the spread of ESBL-E within hospitals. OBJECTIVE This study quantified the acquisition of ESBL-E rectal carriage among patients in Dutch hospit...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Kluytmans-van den Bergh MFQ,van Mens SP,Haverkate MR,Bootsma MCJ,Kluytmans JAJW,Bonten MJM,SoM Study Group and the R-GNOSIS Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Current efforts to contain anti-microbial costs in hospitals are based on restricting drugs. We explored the effects of unsolicited case-specific recommendations to physicians to discontinue parenteral antimicrobial therapy in medically stable patients with pneumonia, in order to shorten hospital length of s...

journal_title：Infection control and hospital epidemiology

authors： Ehrenkranz NJ,Nerenberg DE,Shultz JM,Slater KC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00