abstract：BACKGROUND:A penicillin allergy label has been associated with significantly higher rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization, and correspondingly poorer clinical outcomes. However, there are limited data examining the association between any an...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Lam W,Staicu ML,Conn KM,Ramsey AC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although familial involvement during inpatient care is not uncommon in western countries, the types of caring activities that family members in Asian countries provide are significantly different. These activities may place the family member at risk from a health care-associated infection. This study aimed t...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Park JY,Pardosi JF,Seale H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient and visitor hand hygiene has the potential to prevent health care-associated infections, but there are few data on the efficacy of interventions to improve patient/visitor hand hygiene. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether conventional and front-line ownership (FLO) patient/visitor hand hygiene interventi...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Wong MWH,Xu YZ,Bone J,Srigley JA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathogens may be transmitted in hospitals via patients' own hands, but little is known about the facilitators and barriers of hand hygiene among inpatients. This study aimed to assess the hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices of adult inpatients at 5 hospitals. METHODS:The study consisted of a cr...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Srigley JA,Cho SM,O'Neill C,Bialachowski A,Ali RA,Lee C,Mertz D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary job responsibility of infection preventionists (IPs) is to lead organizational initiatives that prevent and control health care-associated infections. Increasingly, IPs are participating in activities that support antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). We conducted a survey of Association of Profession...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Pogorzelska-Maziarz M,Carter EJ,Monsees E,Manning ML

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Literature suggests that cancer patients can become colonized or infected with a variety of opportunistic and health care-associated pathogens, putting them at higher risk for nonventilator health care-associated pneumonia. This section will review the epidemiology of nonventilator health care-associated pneumonia and...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Greene LR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high prevalence of working while ill (presenteeism) has been documented among health care workers (HCWs). However, previous evidence is primarily based on nonspecific causes of sickness and self-reported data. Our study examined presenteeism among HCWs with laboratory-confirmed influenza. METHODS:The data...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Imai C,Hall L,Lambert SB,Merollini KMD

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the role of a novel vascular access service in the reduction and prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). We conducted a retrospective analysis of data obtained over a span of 24 months after implementation of our vascular access service. We identified a progressive ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Martillo M,Zarbiv S,Gupta R,Brito A,Shittu A,Kohli-Seth R

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The infection risk scan (IRIS) is a tool to measure the quality of infection control (IC) and antimicrobial use in a standardized way. We describe the feasilibility of the IRIS in a Dutch hospital (the Netherlands, NL) and a hospital in the United States (US). METHODS:Cross-sectional measurements were perfo...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Willemsen I,Jefferson J,Mermel L,Kluytmans J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reverse osmosis (RO), a major advance in hemodialysis (HD) safety, effectively clears most water organisms. Delftia acidovorans is an environmental water-borne pathogen that is rarely reported to cause human infections. We report a pseudo outbreak caused by colonization of RO machines with D acidovorans wi...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Yassin MH,Abramovitz B,Hariri R,McKibben L,Pinevich AJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence to isolation precaution practices, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE), remains a challenge in most hospitals. We surveyed inpatient and emergency department clinicians about their experiences and opinions of various isolation policies, specifically those related to wearing PPE. Our findings...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Krein SL,Kronick SL,Chopra V,Shever LL,Weston LE,Gregory L,Harrod M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) have a unique patient population, with multiple risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) colonization and infection. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of patients in LTACHs who were diagnosed with and treated for CRE infections. Basel...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Igbinosa O,Dogho P,Osadiaye N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection control practice compliance is commonly monitored by measuring hand hygiene compliance. The limitations of this approach were recognized in 1 acute health care organization that led to the development of an Infection Control Continuous Quality Improvement tool. METHODS:The Pronovost cycle, Barrier...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Jeanes A,Coen PG,Drey NS,Gould DJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscope auditing is unique from other types of auditing normally completed as part of ongoing quality initiatives. When auditors walk into an endoscopy processing area, they are confronted with a variety of complex processes generally packed into a small space. Auditors are challenged to become experts on the proces...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Washburn R,Chami E,Keskimaki A,Starr P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine if ending the practice of administering prophylactic antibiotics prior to the placement of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) is correlated with an increase in 30-day bloodstream infection-related TIVADs removals. METHODS:The practice of administering prophylactic antibiotics pr...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Choksi A,Finnegan K,Etezadi V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An antimicrobial stewardship program was implemented throughout 2012 at a tertiary pediatric institution with guideline development preceding prospective audit and feedback starting in 2013. Meropenem use decreased over 62% during the next 5 years. Non-cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate susceptibility to m...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Stultz JS,Arnold SR,Shelton CM,Bagga B,Lee KR

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) lead to poor health outcomes in hospitalized patients and may be disproportionately affecting the aging population of people living with HIV (PLWH). This study determined the association between HIV and HAIs, and analyzed the potential mediating effects of comorbidities. ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Rojas D,Wendell D,Ferguson PhD TF,Robinson WT,Trepka MJ,Straif-Bourgeois SC

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manual counting is considered the gold standard for device day recording by the National Health Safety Network. We describe the development of a process for an electronic count of central line days across our ten-hospital health care system. Our validation process identified discordance between the electronic count an...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Burke PC,Eichmuller L,Messam M,Duffy DA,Borkowski RG,Gordon SM,Fraser TG

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an innovative, covert, in-room observer method to evaluate infection control practices for patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, we found no difference between physician and nursing hand hygiene compliance and contact precaution usage. There was also no diurnal variation in hand hygiene practices, bu...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Barker AK,Cowley ES,McKinley L,Wright MO,Safdar N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental decontamination is one of the most effective methods to prevent transmission of infectious pathogens in child care centers (CCCs). Alongside state recommendations, national organizations-including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-offer best-practice policies. In Michigan, these sets of ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： DeJonge P,Martin ET,Hayashi M,Hashikawa AN

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isolation precautions used against multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms are responsible for many emotional side effects. We evaluated patient's feeling after a hospitalization for an MDR infection. METHODS:We conducted a qualitative study that included 11 interviews from August 2017 to June 2018. We used phe...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Hereng O,Dinh A,Salomon J,Davido B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personal protective equipment (PPE) training aims to reinforce the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for donning and doffing; however, many health care and ancillary personnel use non-guideline methods to don and doff their PPE gowns and gloves. We found that hospital personnel commonly deviated fr...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Mulvey D,Mayer J,Visnovsky L,Samore M,Drews F

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) tops the list of threats to human health. Studies exploring predictors of mortality in patients with CRAB infection produced conflicting results. METHODS:A systematic search of the PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases was performed from incep...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Du X,Xu X,Yao J,Deng K,Chen S,Shen Z,Yang L,Feng G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid data are a crucial aspect of infection prevention and control programs. The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of routine reporting in the Iranian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System in intensive care units. METHODS:A blinded retrospective review of general intensive care unit medical ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Seifi A,Dehghan-Nayeri N,Rostamnia L,Varaei S,Akbari Sari A,Haghani H,Ghanbari V

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our descriptive analyses show a wide distribution in rates of central line device days and central line-associated bloodstream infections for a given standardized infection ratio-the measure linked to federal payment penalties-among 215 US hospitals serving highly complex patient populations. We established that the s...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Hefner JL,Fareed N,Walker DM,Huerta TR,McAlearney AS

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of health care-associated infections (HAI) in our university hospitals (UH) and to delineate the risk factors associated with HAI. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study in the 2 UH of Sfax, Tunisia on July 2017, including all patients hospitalized...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Ayed HB,Yaich S,Trigui M,Jemaa MB,Hmida MB,Karray R,Kassis M,Mejdoub Y,Feki H,Jedidi J,Damak J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine is recommended for adults traveling to a country of high or intermediate endemicity. METHODS:Data from the 2016 and 2017 National Health Interview Surveys were pooled. RESULTS:The weighted prevalence of HepB vaccination initiation (≥1 dose) was 37.67% in 2016 (weighted number...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Tian C,Ding X,Wang H,Wang W,Luo X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Horizontal transmission of bacteria, especially multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), remains an important concern in hospitals worldwide. Some studies have implicated provider attire in the transmission of organisms within hospitals, whereas others have suggested that evidence supporting this notion is lim...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Goyal S,Khot SC,Ramachandran V,Shah KP,Musher DM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are dedicated to improving antimicrobial use. Although clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are available for the development of ASPs, it is unclear what the quality of these guidelines are. We therefore systematically reviewed published CPGs for the development of ac...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Rennert-May E,Chew DS,Conly J,Guirguis M,Slobodan J,Fryters S,Bresee L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood culture contamination with gram-positive organisms is a common occurrence in patients suspected of bloodstream infections, especially in emergency departments. Although numerous research studies have investigated the cost implications of blood culture contamination, a contemporary systematic review of ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Dempsey C,Skoglund E,Muldrew KL,Garey KW

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for many hospital-associated infections. Both MRSA-colonized and MRSA-infected patients must be isolated on contact precautions per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. This study evaluates the current practice for removi...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Richards V,Tremblay E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections (CA-CDIs) share many risk factors with health care-associated cases, although the role of socioeconomic factors is poorly understood. This study estimates the influence of several census tract-level measures of socioeconomic status on CA-CDI incidence ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Hudspeth WB,Qeadan F,Phipps EC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease is associated with the presence of Legionella pneumophila in hospital water systems. In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health recommends maintaining hot water temperatures >55°C and cold water temperatures <20°C at the point of delivery to prevent proliferation ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Cloutman-Green E,Barbosa VL,Jimenez D,Wong D,Dunn H,Needham B,Ciric L,Hartley JC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compliance with hand hygiene guidelines reduces the risk of health care-associated infection, yet doctors are less compliant than other health care workers. Use of observational hand hygiene auditing with targeted individualized feedback was implemented, with improved hand hygiene of consultant doctors; howe...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Smiddy MP,Murphy OM,Savage E,Browne JP

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although substantial improvements in hand hygiene practices have occurred in recent years, many health care facilities continue to encounter challenges in achieving and maintaining high levels of hand hygiene compliance. Issues of current interest include the optimum dose of alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) that should be...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Boyce JM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe an outbreak of influenza A in an oncology unit, highlighting infection control methods implemented, and examining reasons health care workers (HCWs) present to work with influenza-like illness (ILI). METHODS:Confirmed cases were defined by the presence of ILI and a positive nasopharyngeal polymer...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Wilson KE,Wood SM,Schaecher KE,Cromwell KB,Godich J,Knapp MH,Sklar MJ,Ewing D,Raviprakash K,Defang G,Whitman TJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) in colorectal surgeries we introduced a bundle of care elements in partnership with the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) multidisciplinary team. We measured the incidence of National Healthcare Safety Network-defined SSIs, along with adherence to bundle care elements. De...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Albert H,Bataller W,Masroor N,Doll M,Cooper K,Spencer P,Winborne D,Zierden EM,Stevens MP,Scott M,Bearman G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is among the most common health care-associated infections in the United States and is increasingly affecting the elderly. Although carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections are still relatively uncommon, there are reported increases in the rate of infe...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Sertkaya A,Wong HH,Ertis DH,Jessup A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical site infections (SSIs) following hip fracture surgeries have profound clinical and economic implications. The study aims to analyze the effect of an integrative SSI prevention care bundle on the SSI incidence among surgical hip patients. The study also aims to examine the association between SSI and...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Mok WQ,Ullal MJ,Su S,Yiap PL,Yu LH,Lim SMM,Ker SYJ,Wang J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection control partially depends on hygiene and communication skills. Unfortunately, motivation for continuous training is lower than desired. Many health care providers (HCPs) do not recognize the need for training but express this need for others. This is attributable to heuristic errors, such as the ov...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Bushuven S,Juenger J,Moeltner A,Dettenkofer M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00