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Risk factors for healthcare-associated infection and colonization of Serratia marcescens in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlBackground Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) is a gram-negative opportunistic pathogen causing healthcare-associated infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), with mortality rates of 22.4%–58.0% and multi-drug complicating treatment ...
Ya-Qian Hu +7 more
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Surveillance of Antibacterial Usage during the COVID-19 Pandemic in England, 2020
Antibiotics, 2021 Changes in antibacterial prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic were anticipated given that the clinical features of severe respiratory infection syndrome caused by SARS-CoV-2 mirror bacterial respiratory tract infections. Antibacterial consumption was
Amelia Andrews +8 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of carbapenemase-producing outbreaks in the Republic of Korea between 2017 and 2022 [PDF]
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2023 Objectives We aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) outbreaks in healthcare settings in the Republic of Korea between 2017 and 2022.
Hyoseon Jeong +2 more
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Clinical Infection in Practice, 2022 Objectives: Cryptococcosis, a fungal disease that is mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex, can be life-threatening for immunocompromised individuals.
Mireille H. van der Torre +4 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021 Background The association between allogeneic blood transfusion and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is considered dose-dependent. However, this association may be confounded by transfusion duration, as prolonged hospitalization stay increases the ...
Yu Lv +13 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018 Background In 2018, the Chinese government demanded nationwide implementation of medical insurance payment methods based on Single-Disease Payment (SDP), but during the operation process the medical insurance system did not fully consider the extra ...
Yu Lü +10 more
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Archives of Public Health, 2023 Background Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCW) aims to protect them and to reduce transmission to susceptible patients. Influenza, measles, pertussis, and varicella vaccinations are recommended but not mandatory for HCW in France.
Sophie Vaux +7 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018 Background Poverty increases the risk of contracting infectious diseases and therefore exposure to antibiotics. Yet there is lacking evidence on the relationship between income and non-income dimensions of poverty and antimicrobial resistance ...
Vivian Alividza +6 more
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016 Objective: Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all Australian healthcare workers (HCWs). In 2014, a target vaccination uptake of 75% was set for Victorian healthcare facilities.
Sandra A. Johnson +4 more
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Measles immunisation status of healthcare workers in smaller Victorian hospitals: can we do better?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020 Objective: To determine the proportion of healthcare workers (HCWs) in smaller Victorian public healthcare facilities with documented evidence of measles immunity.
Noleen Bennett +5 more
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