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Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 20-year period (1992-2011) : trends in incidence, pathogens, and mortality [PDF]

, 2014
Objective. To analyze trends in the incidence and pathogen distribution of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (HABSIs) over a 20-year period (1992-2011). Design. Historical cohort study. Setting.
Blot, Stijn, Boelens, Jerina, Claeys, Geert, De Coen, Chris, Vanhaesebrouck, Piet, Verstraete, Evelien, Vogelaers, Dirk   +6 more
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Train-the-trainers in hand hygiene : a standardized approach to guide education in infection prevention and control [PDF]

, 2019
Background Harmonization in hand hygiene training for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals is lacking. We describe a standardized approach to training, using a “Train-the-Trainers” (TTT) concept for IPC professionals and assess its ...
Aelami, Mohammad Hassan, Agostinho, Americo, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando, Camilleri, Liberato, Fankhauser, Carolina, Fernández Moreno, Inmaculada, Fong Lee, Yew, Hernández-de Mezerville, Marcela, Masson-Roy, Sarah, Mehtar, Shaheen, Márquez-Villarreal, Hilda, Pires, Daniela, Pittet, Didier, Rodriguez Navas, Ma Luisa, Sarabia, Odet, Tartari, Ermira   +16 more
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Diagnosis and management of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients on home parenteral nutrition

Frontline Gastroenterology, 2019
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) commonly arise from a parenteral nutrition catheter hub. A target for a Nutrition Support Team is to have a CRBSI rate of less than 1 per 1000.
A. Bond, P. Chadwick, T. Smith, J. Nightingale, S. Lal   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antibiogram for Haemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

International Journal of Nephrology, 2014
Background. Haemodialysis (HD) catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are a major complication of long-term catheter use in HD. This study identified the epidemiology of HD CRBSIs and to aid in the choice of empiric antibiotics therapy given to
Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Pau Cheong Ping, Anis Farahanum Zainal Abidin, Muhammad Zulhilmie Saruddin, Ng Kah Yan, Siti Qania’ah Adam, Ramliza Ramli, Anita Sulong, Petrick Periyasamy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis of intravascular catheter infection [PDF]

, 2007
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the distinction between catheter-related and catheter-associated infections and to report the recent advances in the methods used for their diagnosis.
Eggimann, P.
core   +1 more source

Catheter-related bloodstream infections with coagulase-negative staphylococci: are antibiotics necessary if the catheter is removed?

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) with coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are a common source of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. The main objective of this study was to elucidate the role of systemic antibiotic therapy in the
U. Hebeisen, A. Atkinson, J. Marschall, N. Buetti   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of daptomycin and vancomycin on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: An in vitro assessment using fluorescence in situ hybridization [PDF]

, 2019
Colonization of in-dwelling catheters by microbial biofilms is a major concern in patient health eventually leading to catheter-related blood stream infections.
Affeld, Klaus, Gabel, Grischa, Gebhardt, M., Goubergrits, Leonid, Kertzscher, Ulrich, Kikhney, Judith, Kursawe, Laura, Moter, Annette, Petrich, A., Schmidt, Julia, Sutrave, Smita, Wiessner, Alexandra   +11 more
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Multiscale Hybrid Surface Topographies Orchestrate Immune Regulation, Antibacterial Defense, and Tissue Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Hybrid wrinkled topographies coordinate immune, tissue, and bacterial interactions. The surfaces promote osteointegration, tune macrophage polarization, and inhibit biofilm formation, highlighting a multifunctional strategy for next‐generation implant design.
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash, Jacob Robins, J. Scott VanEpps, Minji Kim, Jouha Min   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Taurolidine‐Based Antimicrobial Compound on Contaminated Surfaces Simulated in a Standardized 4‐Field Test

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
As implantable medical devices become indispensable to modern medicine, a silent threat grows alongside them: device‐associated infections. Despite decades of antibiotic innovation, infection rates keep climbing, costing lives and billions in healthcare expenses.
Benito Baldauf, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Ernest W. Lau, Jana Hummel, Reinhard Vonthein, Ojan Assadian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source