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Healthcare-Associated Infections
2021Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) decreases avoidable morbidity and mortality and is a significant step toward promoting safety. The importance of improving safety was underscored by the 1999 Institute of Medicine’s report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System.
Elise W. van der Jagt +1 more
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Healthcare-associated infections in neonates
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2008To identify important findings in the recent literature related to healthcare-associated infections in neonatal care.Bloodstream infection remains the leading healthcare-associated infection in the neonatal unit, but multimodal interventions have been shown to successfully reduce this life-threatening complication.
Zingg, Walter +2 more
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Healthcare-Associated Infections and the Hospital Bed
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 2023ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Bedframes are a potential source of bacterial contamination, fomites, and healthcare-associated infections for patients with active skin wounds and other underlying conditions. Bedframes also differ in their design, materials, texture, and ease of disassembly for cleaning. In this study, the authors
Evan, Call +4 more
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Healthcare associated infections
BMJ, 2009National bodies and guidelines should be less suggestive and more directive In Europe about 7% of patients in hospital develop healthcare associated infections.1 The associated financial burden of these infections for the United Kingdom is estimated to be £1-11bn (€1.1-12.6bn; $1.6-18bn).
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Healthcare associated infections
Nursing Management, 2007A website providing information on reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and promoting clean healthcare environments has been launched for NHS staff, writes Ruth Williams.
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Healthcare-Associated Infections
20101 Introduction 2 Occurrence, Consequences, and Cost of Healthcare-Associated Infection 3 History of Knowledge of Healthcare-Associated Infection 4 Mode of Spread of Infection in Hospitals 5 Hospital Infections at Various Body Sites 6 Hospital Infection at the Extremes of Life 7 The Role of Individual Pathogens 8 ...
Mark H. Wilcox, Robert C. Spencer
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Detecting Sources of Healthcare Associated Infections
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2023Healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) (e.g., Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection) have complex transmission pathways, spreading not just via direct person-to-person contacts, but also via contaminated surfaces. Prior work in mathematical epidemiology has led to a class of models – which we call load sharing models – that provide a ...
Hankyu Jang +7 more
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Healthcare-associated infections in rheumatology in Japan
Rheumatology International, 2011Prospective observational study was performed to elucidate the incidence and characteristics of healthcare-associated infections in a university hospital for rheumatology care. In this study, a total of 1,226 patients were prospectively enrolled between March 2004 and February 2006 and between April 2008 and December 2008.
Masahiro, Iwamoto +6 more
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Environmental Cleaning and Healthcare-Associated Infections
HealthcarePapers, 2009The authors of "Healthcare-Associated Infections as Patient Safety Indicators" correctly identify healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) as a growing problem with severe consequences. In contrast to most literature, their article acknowledges the importance of environmental cleaning.
Irene, Jansen, Janice, Murphy
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