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Bacterial profile of blood stream infections and their antibiograms

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015
Background: Blood culture provides essential information for the evaluation of a variety of diseases like endocarditis, pneumonia, and pyrexia of unknown origin particularly, in patients with suspected sepsis. Septicaemia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality along with perinatal hypoxia.
Meenakshi Kante, Muni P, Sreenivasulu P
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Knowledge, Behavior and Attitude of Nurses Regarding Prevention of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections

, 2021
The level of knowledge of nursing staff handling patients with Central Venous Catheters has been reported internationally as one of the factors contributing to the increasing incidence of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (Alkubati et al ...
Iyad Salem Ahmad Al-Yateem (9980135)
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Impact of Postoperative Infectious Complications on Long‐Term Survival After Curative Resection for Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study in the Minimally Invasive Era

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Postoperative infectious complications (PICs) have been associated with poor long‐term outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery, but evidence in the modern minimally invasive era remains limited. In this multicenter cohort of 5377 patients undergoing curative resection, PICs were independently associated with worse overall survival and relapse‐free ...
Takehito Yamamoto, Ryosuke Mizuno, Yoshiro Itatani, Tetsuya Shiota, Masahiro Yamada, Tadayoshi Yamaura, Mami Yoshitomi, Kazutaka Obama   +7 more
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COMPARISON OF CHLORHEXIDINE DRESSING VERSUS SIMPLE OCCLUSIVE DRESSING IN PREVENTING CENTRAL ENOUS CATHETER RELATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTION (CRBSI) IN MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To compare chlorhexidine dressing versus simple occlusive dressing in preventing central venous catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) in medical intensive care unit. Study Design: Prospective comparative study.
Faizullah Khan, Salman Shafi Kaul, Syed M Muneeb Ali, Fazal Rabi, Anam Altaf   +4 more
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Preventing Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in the NICU

, 2022
Several studies discuss ways to prevent healthcare associated infections (HAI’s) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). These range from hand hygiene to timely dressing changes for central catheters.
Morrison, Michaela
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Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for predicting bloodstream infection and guidance on microbial aetiology: a prospective study at an Egyptian tertiary care hospital

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Blood stream infection (BSI) is a life-threatening condition that implies prompt diagnosis and management. With the time-consuming traditional microbiological culture and limited provision of molecular diagnostics, procalcitonin (PCT) has ...
Amira Muhammad Abbas, Heba Sherif Abdel Aziz, Reham Mohammad Raafat Hamed, Soliman Belal Soliman, Sara El-Sayed Abd El-Ghani, Noha Salah Soliman   +5 more
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Proportion of Community acquired blood stream infections caused by NTS in African countries (1966 to 2014)

, 2017
Proportion of Community acquired blood stream infections caused by NTS in African countries (1966 to 2014)
Allan Saul (34133), Ifeanyi Valentine Uche (3617378), Calman A. MacLennan (146929)   +2 more
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Improved detection of blood stream pathogens by real-time PCR in severe sepsis [PDF]

, 2010
Evaluation of the technical and diagnostic feasibility of commercial multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of blood stream infections in a cohort of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with severe sepsis, performed in addition ...
Wissing, Heimo, Stüber, Frank, Seifert, Harald, Bingold, Tobias, Steinbrucker, Martina, Hunfeld, Klaus-Peter, Hoeft, Andreas, Lehmann, Lutz Eric, Book, Malte, Brade, Volker   +9 more
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ABCA1 deficiency‐induced cholesterol accumulation aggravates colonic epithelial injury in knockout hamsters

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
We established ABCA1‐knockout Syrian golden hamsters as a novel and physiologically relevant model for colitis research. When challenged with a high‐fat diet, ABCA1‐deficient hamsters developed exacerbated colonic inflammation and impaired mucosal barrier integrity, driven by intracellular cholesterol accumulation.
Chang Liu, Jingjie Zheng, Sijing Shi, Jianwen Chen, Geroge Liu, Wei Huang, Xunde Xian, Yuhui Wang, Jianglin Fan, Ping Zhu, Xiawen Yang   +10 more
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Issued by the National Blood Users Group

, 2002
Rapid and continuing loss of blood is life-threatening. Ensuring that tissue oxygenation is maintained at a level consistent with avoidance of critical ischaemic organ damage and irreversible organ failure demands speed and skill.
National Blood Users Group
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