abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increased focus on health care-associated infections (HAI), between 1.6 and 3.8 million HAI occur annually among the vulnerable population residing in US nursing homes (NH). This study characterized state department of health (DOH) activities and policies intended to improve quality and reduce HAI in...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Cohen CC,Herzig CT,Carter EJ,Pogorzelska-Maziarz M,Larson EL,Stone PW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the ability of an improved hydrogen peroxide solution to decontaminate privacy curtains in inpatient and outpatient areas. The microbial contamination of the curtains was assessed before and after the curtains were sprayed with improved hydrogen peroxide. The disinfectant reduced the microbial load on the pr...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Rutala WA,Gergen MF,Sickbert-Bennett EE,Williams DA,Weber DJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational risk for several bloodborne viruses is attributable to unsafe injection practices. To understand injection frequency and safety, we surveyed injection rates and factors influencing injection prescription in primary health care facilities and associated health clinics in Shiraz, Iran. METHODS:We...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Mclaws ML,Ghahramani S,Palenik CJ,Keshtkar V,Askarian M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scabies is a dermatologic infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei. In industrialized countries, hospitals and other health structures can sometimes be hit. The optimal management of scabies outbreaks still has to be established, mass prophylaxis being one possible option. METHODS:To identify the optimal app...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Capobussi M,Sabatino G,Donadini A,Tersalvi CA,Castaldi S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national survey was conducted during July to September 2009 to determine tuberculosis (TB) prevention activities, problems, and support needed of Thai hospitals. Ninety-seven percent of hospitals established TB isolation policy, 96.3% provided guidelines for caring of TB patients, 95% and 91.8% provided prevention o...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Unahalekhaka A,Lueang-a-papong S,Chitreecheur J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Handwashing with soap or another antisepsis disinfectant solution is a common practice in Vietnam, but the availability and quality of tap water is unpredictable. We assessed the risk for hand contamination and compared the efficacy of 5 hand hygiene methods in a tertiary Vietnamese hospital. METHODS:Five f...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Salmon S,Truong AT,Nguyen VH,Pittet D,McLaws ML

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care workers are exposed to bloodborne pathogens through occupational injuries, and the replacement of sharps by safety-engineered devices has been recommended as a key preventive measure. This recommendation has been difficult to implement in Brazil. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study of sel...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Menezes JA,Bandeira CS,Quintana M,de Lima E Silva JC,Calvet GA,Brasil P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thermally injured patients are at high risk for infections, including hospital acquired infections (HAIs). We modeled a twice-daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bath protocol aimed at decreasing HAIs. METHODS:Bathing with a 0.9% CHG solution in sterile water was provided twice daily as part of routine care...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Popp JA,Layon AJ,Nappo R,Richards WT,Mozingo DW

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufficient use of behavioral theory to understand health care workers' (HCWs) hand hygiene compliance may result in suboptimal design of hand hygiene interventions and limit effectiveness. Previous studies examined HCWs' intended, rather than directly observed, compliance and/or focused on just 1 behaviora...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Fuller C,Besser S,Savage J,McAteer J,Stone S,Michie S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Veterans Affairs methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative was implemented in its 133 long-term care facilities in January 2009. Between July 2009 and December 2012, there were ~12.9 million resident-days in these facilities nationwide. During this period, the mean quarterly MRSA adm...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Evans ME,Kralovic SM,Simbartl LA,Freyberg RW,Obrosky DS,Roselle GA,Jain R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most cases of microbial transmission to patients via contaminated endoscopes have resulted from nonadherence to reprocessing guidelines. We evaluated the occurrence, features, and implications of reprocessing lapses to gauge the nature and breadth of the problem in the context of widely available and accepte...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Dirlam Langlay AM,Ofstead CL,Mueller NJ,Tosh PK,Baron TH,Wetzler HP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes an investigation to identify risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A retrospective case-control study, including 8 cases and 24 controls operated from 2005 to 2009, was undertaken. The risk factors associated with P aeruginosa infection were a particula...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Luz RA,Padoveze MC,Falabella P,Morais Lde C,Ghirelli W,Cvintal T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent research has suggested that episodes of gram-negative (GN) bloodstream infection (BSI) are more common in the population during summer months. Our objective was to determine if the same phenomenon could be observed in patients with health care-associated (HCA) BSI, and if so, whether a summer peak was ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Alcorn K,Gerrard J,Macbeth D,Steele M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The best strategy for active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains unclear. We attempted to identify a risk factor score to predict MRSA colonization at hospital admission. METHODS:Data on 9 variables reported as risk factors for MRSA colonization were analyzed, and a r...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Torres K,Sampathkumar P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Surveillance Definition Working Group to organize a formal process for leaders and experts of key stakeholder organizations to discuss the challenges of VAP surveillance definitions and to propose n...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Magill SS,Klompas M,Balk R,Burns SM,Deutschman CS,Diekema D,Fridkin S,Greene L,Guh A,Gutterman D,Hammer B,Henderson D,Hess DR,Hill NS,Horan T,Kollef M,Levy M,Septimus E,VanAntwerpen C,Wright D,Lipsett P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymptomatic bacteriuria is often treated with antimicrobials despite no benefit to patients, contributing to antimicrobial resistance and costs. Identifying knowledge deficits may improve physician training and antimicrobial stewardship efforts. We surveyed internal medicine and medicine-pediatrics resident...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Drekonja DM,Abbo LM,Kuskowski MA,Gnadt C,Shukla B,Johnson JR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 1,132 contacts between anesthesiologists and the operating room. Objects most commonly touched included anesthesia machines and keyboards. Only 13 hand hygiene events were witnessed during 8 hours of observations. Line insertions, bronchoscopies, or blood exposures were not followed by hand hygiene. Stopco...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Munoz-Price LS,Lubarsky DA,Arheart KL,Prado G,Cleary T,Fajardo-Aquino Y,Depascale D,Eber S,Carling P,Birnbach DJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using remote video auditing (RVA) and real-time feedback, we replicated health care workers hand hygiene in a second intensive care unit. During the first 4 weeks using RVA without feedback, the compliance rate was 30.42%. The rate during the 64-week postfeedback period (initial 16 and 48 weeks maintenance) with RVA a...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Armellino D,Trivedi M,Law I,Singh N,Schilling ME,Hussain E,Farber B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improperly cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized reusable medical devices are a critical cause of health care-associated infections. More effective studies are required to address the improvement of cleaning and disinfection instructions, as well as selection of cleaning and disinfecting agents, for surfaces o...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Gold KM,Hitchins VM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first in a series of case studies that will be published in American Journal of Infection Control following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance definition update of 2013. These cases reflect some of the complex patient scenarios infection pr...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Hebden JN,Anttila A,Allen-Bridson K,Morrell GC,Wright MO,Horan T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on the rates and factors associated with influenza vaccinations, although limited, is important because it can inform the development of effective vaccination campaigns in a university medical center setting. METHODS:A study was conducted in 2011 to identify individual and organizational level b...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Crowley KA,Myers R,Magda LA,Morse SS,Brandt-Rauf P,Gershon RR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animals could be reservoirs of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) strains, but epidemiologic data on ESBL-producing bacteria in healthy pets are missing. We determined the prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in pets living in nursing homes and in households to investigate the potential role of...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Gandolfi-Decristophoris P,Petrini O,Ruggeri-Bernardi N,Schelling E

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care worker (HCW) vaccination was critical to protecting HCW during the H1N1 pandemic. However, vaccine uptake rates fell below recommended targets. This study examined motivators and barriers influencing HCW pH1N1 vaccination to identify modifiable factors that can improve influenza vaccine uptake. ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Corace K,Prematunge C,McCarthy A,Nair RC,Roth V,Hayes T,Suh KN,Balfour L,Garber G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza vaccination among health care personnel (HCP) is a key measure to prevent influenza infection and transmission in health care settings. This study described influenza vaccination coverage among employees in various health care settings in California and examined factors associated with HCP influenz...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Lee SJ,Harrison R,Rosenberg J,McLendon P,Boston E,Lindley MC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe influenza immunization coverage trends from the New York State (NYS) Department of Health long-term care facility (LTCF) reports. Overall median immunization coverage levels for NYS LTCF residents and employees were 84.0% (range: 81.6%-86.0%) and 37.7% (range: 32.7%-50.0%), respectively. LTCF resident immu...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Person CJ,Nadeau JA,Schaffzin JK,Pollock L,Wallace BJ,McNutt LA,Blog D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a simultaneous assessment of 250 environmental surfaces after terminal cleaning using aerobic cultures as a gold standard, both fluorescent marker and an adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay system demonstrated better diagnosticity compared with subjective visual inspection. These results support the use of...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Luick L,Thompson PA,Loock MH,Vetter SL,Cook J,Guerrero DM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence reveals the importance of improving safety culture in efforts to eliminate health care-associated infections. This multisite, cross-sectional survey examined the association between professional role and health care experience on infection prevention safety culture at 5 hospitals. The findings suggest...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Braun BI,Harris AD,Richards CL,Belton BM,Dembry LM,Morton DJ,Xiao Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We observed an increased rate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in our hematology unit in 2004-2007 without an identified environmental source. METHODS:We conducted a matched case-control study to investigate factors associated with P aeruginosa bacteremia in patients with hematologic malignancies. RESU...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Vuotto F,Berthon C,Lemaitre N,Duhamel A,Balkaran S,Le Ray E,Micol JB,Faure K,Alfandari S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile is the most common health care-associated infection and a major cause of death and increased morbidity. It is vital that patients and the public are provided with the right information and communication to assist them to understand their role in preventative measures. Successful impleme...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Burnett E,Johnston B,Kearney N,Corlett J,MacGillivray S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the hand hygiene practices of surgical patients. Most of the research has been directed at the health care worker, and this may discount the role that hand hygiene of the surgical patient might play in surgical site infections. METHODS:A quasiexperimental, pretest/post-test study was c...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Ardizzone LL,Smolowitz J,Kline N,Thom B,Larson EL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data demonstrate that the contaminated hospital surface environment plays a key role in the transmission of Clostridium difficile. Enhanced environmental cleaning of rooms housing Clostridium difficile-infected patients is warranted, and, if additional studies demonstrate a benefit of "no-touch" methods (eg, ul...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Weber DJ,Anderson DJ,Sexton DJ,Rutala WA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall risk of infection from medical devices is very low, but high infection transmission rates have been related to inadequate reprocessing of arthroscopic shavers and flexible duodenoscopes. Monitoring of manual and automated cleaning is needed to ensure that inadequately cleaned medical devices are recleaned ...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Alfa MJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a concern across the worldwide. METHODS:Antibiotic stewardship and hand hygiene programs were reinforced in a 2,000-bed tertiary hospital in South Korea where the methicillin resistance rate of Staphylococcus aureus is about 65%. The computer...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Kim YC,Kim MH,Song JE,Ahn JY,Oh DH,Kweon OM,Lee D,Kim SB,Kim HW,Jeong SJ,Ku NS,Han SH,Park ES,Yong D,Song YG,Lee K,Kim JM,Choi JY

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of isolation precautions has increased in tertiary care hospitals due to the increase in colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms over time. We assessed the frequency of multidrug-resistant microorganisms responsible for implementation of contact precautions in the ICU of a tertiary care hospita...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： de Toledo Piza FM,Marra AR,Silva M Jr,Sampaio Camargo TZ,de Oliveira Figueiredo RA,Edmond MB

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contaminated computer keyboards have been acknowledged as a potential source for bacterial transmission between health care providers and patients. Biosafe HM 4100 is an antimicrobial polymer that can be incorporated into the polyurethane material used to make keyboard covers. This study aimed to determine w...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： D'Antonio NN,Rihs JD,Stout JE,Yu VL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalized carriers of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are cohorted under contact precautions, including in the days between rehospitalization and surveillance culture results. This study investigates duration of CRE carriage to define populations requiring precautions upon readmission. METH...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Zimmerman FS,Assous MV,Bdolah-Abram T,Lachish T,Yinnon AM,Wiener-Well Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compliance with cleaning of flexible endoscope channels cannot be verified using visual inspection. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has been suggested as a possible rapid cleaning monitor for flexible endoscope channels. There have not been published validation studies to specify the level of ATP that indicates...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Alfa MJ,Fatima I,Olson N

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potential risks associated with "toilet plume" aerosols produced by flush toilets is a subject of continuing study. This review examines the evidence regarding toilet plume bioaerosol generation and infectious disease transmission. METHODS:The peer-reviewed scientific literature was searched to identify...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Johnson DL,Mead KR,Lynch RA,Hirst DV

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous strategies are available to prevent surgical site infections in hip arthroplasty, but there is no consensus on which might be the best. This study examined infection prevention strategies currently recommended for patients undergoing hip arthroplasty. METHODS:Four clinical guidelines on infection p...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Merollini KM,Zheng H,Graves N

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Filtering facepiece respirators are the most common respirator worn by US health care and industrial workers, yet little is known on the physiologic impact of wearing this protective equipment. METHODS:Twenty young, healthy subjects exercised on a treadmill at a low-moderate (5.6 km/h) work rate while weari...

journal_title：American journal of infection control

authors： Kim JH,Benson SM,Roberge RJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00