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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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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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COVID-19 and healthcare-associated infections
International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 2020National Health Systems are facing a very serious health emergency related to COVID-19. In this phase of emergency, it is essential to ensure the care of all affected patients but also to ensure the economic stability of the National Health System.
Cioffi, Andrea, Rinaldi, Raffaella
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Healthcare-associated infection
2016Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) can develop either as a direct result of healthcare interventions such as medical or surgical treatment, or from being in contact with a healthcare setting. These infections have a significant impact on patient morbidity and mortality in addition to being an immense drain on the financial
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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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Healthcare-associated respiratory tract infection
Nursing Standard, 2013Respiratory tract infections have been identified as the most common healthcare-associated infection in acute hospitals. Patients most at risk are those who are critically ill, in particular patients who are mechanically ventilated. Ventilator-associated pneumonia can have serious consequences for patients, increasing morbidity and mortality rates ...
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Healthcare-associated infections and infection control
2017Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in older people frequently occur in mid or long-term cares facilities. The most frequent infections are those of the urinary tract, respiratory tract, skin/soft tissue, and gastrointestinal tract. The spectrum of pathogens are different in epidemic and endemic situations.
Pascal Astagneau +2 more
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Patient rights and healthcare-associated infection
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2011The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, and since that time, human rights have become widely recognized and legally enforceable in many countries. Patient rights are now included in healthcare constitutions, such as that of the English National Health Service, and in professional codes of practice.
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Patient safety and healthcare-associated infection
British Journal of Nursing, 2011Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) has become a major patient safety issue in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. The UK has an HCAI prevalence rate of 8.2% which equates to an annual incidence of approximately 300 000 patients ( Hospital Infection Society, 2007 ).
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